5 Defunct Calendars
Cultures throughout history have come up with their own unique ways to track the days, months, and seasons.
Cultures throughout history have come up with their own unique ways to track the days, months, and seasons.
The Pride Flag first appeared in 1978, but it's evolved a lot since its initial conception. Here's what all the colors really stand for.
The groundbreaking Broadway show turns 10 this year, so here are a few things you might not have known about Lin-Manuel Miranda’s take on the life and times of the $10 founding father.
The worst shark attack in history followed the bombing and sinking of the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945.
Ingloriously crammed between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, Flag Day tends to get overlooked. Here’s a brief history of the patriotic day.
Who is this Lord Stanley anyway? Find out more about the history and strange mishaps surrounding the NHL’s Stanley Cup.
Nearly 100 years after the Great Depression, Americans are still benefiting from New Deal programs—and their protections and entitlements have become such a part of the social fabric that we often take them for granted. Here are just a few.
Magnetic north is shifting towards Siberia, but that doesn't quite explain why maps put north at the top.
If you ever dreamed of being Ben Stiller in “Night at the Museum”, we’ve got the next best thing.
Golf balls, a word from the queen, and an X-rated drawing by Andy Warhol are just some of the items left behind by astronauts.
A knight throwing down his glove in Medieval Europe meant serious business.
While the Tooth Fairy herself may be surprisingly modern, the bits of folklore that went into her creation are hundreds of years old.
Royals from Queen Victoria to Princess Diana have left their mark on the world of fashion.
Discover the curious origins of America’s favorite ballpark snack and why it’s called a “hot dog” to begin with. (Spoiler: It doesn’t involve any literal dog meat.)
Since 1970, the LGBTQ community has marked June as Pride Month, in part to commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, a watershed moment in LGBTQ history when patrons of the Stonewall Inn fought back against a police raid.
Their etymologies, unearthed.
‘The Goonies’ turns 40 this year—and to make the film, director Steven Spielberg may have drawn inspiration from a real-life shipwreck that occurred off Oregon’s coast. It’s known as the Beeswax Wreck.
One of America’s great early engineering achievements, the Erie Canal turns 200 years old in 2025.
Grievances from the days of yore.
This classic American soda started as a brewed tea made from a potentially toxic plant.
From its initial title to its real life inspirations to its disastrous, misconception-causing English translations.
Delve into the mystery surrounding the assassination of Grigori Rasputin, and see how the circumstances of his death have taken on a life of their own.
Discover the real reason why Memorial Day always happens on a Monday, plus how the holiday actually does differ from Veterans Day, and more.
From the Tibetan Mastiff to the Japanese Chin, many popular dog breeds have highly-specialized origins.