Celebrating America's 250th
The Most Famous People to Pass Through Ellis Island
Across 60 years, more than 12 million emigrants entered the U.S. through Ellis Island. Some of them went on to become extremely famous.
Presidential Conspiracies (From the 1800s)
Presidential conspiracy theories go way back to the 1800s. Here are some of the wildest supposed stories about 19th century presidents.
The Absolutely Weirdest Vice President Facts
This Presidents Day let’s look at the best, biggest, and most interesting number-twos of all time—the Vice Presidents of the United States.
Stars Who Left Their Massive Bands and Became One-Hit Wonders
Some of the biggest rock stars in history just couldn’t cut it without their bands. They went solo and became one-hit wonders.
It’s Your Lucky Day
By Brian Boone Not just because it’s St. Patrick’s Day, but because you get to read these stories about some of the luckiest people who ever lived. The World War II Pilot A member of the U.K.’s Royal Air Force during World War II, gunner Nicholas Alkemade was fighting over Germany when his Avro Lancaster […]
It’s Your Move — Check Out These Chess Facts
It’s just about the oldest and most popular board game out there, enjoyed all over the world by people of all ages. Here’s the checkered history and some very moving facts about chess, the “game of kings.” • Historians think chess as we know it was first played in India in the 6th century C.E. Its […]
