POLITICS

The 50-star American flag has been waving for more than half a century—but it could have looked much different.

Clint Eastwood used to be a swimming instructor in the U.S. Army and was fired from his gig as a contract player at Universal Pictures back in 1959. Discover more facts about the star here.

Bernie Sanders even comes with snowshoes and maple syrup.

Get ready for the best royal flush you've ever seen.

In late 1982, Samantha Smith—a 10-year-old from Maine—wrote a short letter to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov that made a huge impact.

Robert Redford contacted Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in October 1972, when the Watergate story was still unfolding, to express his personal interest in it.

On April 8, 1986, Clint Eastwood defeated incumbent Charlotte Townsend to become mayor of Carmel, a small seaside city in his home state of California.

Who made the first phone call from the White House? Who sent the first presidential tweet?

The Federal Election Commission has strict rules about what federal candidates can and can't do with leftover campaign money, and the biggest directive is that they can't pocket it for personal use.

Teddy bears, ice cream, and skiing: get to know America's coziest state.

U.S. voters typically flock to schools, churches, and courthouses to make their election picks. But there are small pockets of the country that elect their leaders from decidedly unusual polling stations.

For the first time since 1959, commercial flights will be allowed to fly between the United States and Cuba.