This robust young man was likened to a tough Swiss even though his father's family was of German ancestry. He kept buff in junior high and middle school by being active in several sports, most...
Sunday was Charles Darwin's 208th birthday, also known as Darwin Day. Here are some facts about the evolution debate, about evolution, and about Darwin himself:
1. He Waited 20 Years To Publish His Theory
Charles Darwin waited around...
As long as we have been a country, we have had mudslinging during elections. This is the practice of one candidate attacking their opponent personally instead of talking about policies.
From the beginning, elections have never...
There were lots of hits and misses in the 1960s. Hits? John F. Kennedy, the Black Panther Party, the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, the Equal Pay Act, and hippie culture. Misses? The...
I swear this country is morphing into Bizarro World. Case in point: Monday morning, "end times" prophet and profiteer, Tom Horn, showed up on the Jim Bakker Show to claim that President-Elect Donald Trump is either the...
Yes, President Trump has done it again. He congratulated someone for winning the Purple Heart. This is the medal that no one wants!
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/855874644573859840
This guy lost a leg! A leg!
That is not something you congratulate someone for,...
We witnessed a historic moment Thursday evening. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton became the first female presidential nominee of a major party.
The President of the National Organization for Women said:
"How far we’ve come! This is...
The following pictures are real, authentic advertisements that date back to the late 1800s and go all the way up to the early 1970s. Some are racist, some are sexist, and some are just plain...
Who knew?
1. If the history of Earth were compressed into one single year, modern humans would have appeared on December 31st at approximately 11:00 p.m.
2. The Ottoman Empire, which spanned 1299 to 1923, was still...
When we think of Congress, an ensemble of old, white men in dark suits and red ties floats before our eyes. "Conservative" not only applies to half of the politicians, it is the go-word for their...
I've recently discovered Nice Peter's?Epic Rap Battles of History YouTube channel. I know I'm slow at discovering things sometimes, but hey, better late to the party than never! I love this kind of stuff. Y'all...
Eric Bolling, a co-host on Fox News' The Five, has hit it out of the park with his latest plan for illegal Mexican immigrants. Speaking on the September 1 episode, Bolling put forth this plan to...
Donald Trump’s campaign is facing allegations from at least 10 women that he sexually assaulted them. The Republican presidential candidate has denied the charges and suggested the women are doing it for “free fame.”
“I don’t know...
Nobody likes being lied to, especially when tens of thousands of lives and trillions of tax dollars hang in the balance.
Some have perfected the fib to industrial strength. American leaders have a storied knack for...
Star Trek actor George Takei called President-elect Donald Trump "uninformed" in an interview on Thursday. Trump is uninformed about many things, but Takei was referring to Trump's proposal to put all Muslims living in the...
In 1949, George Orwell published one of the best pieces of dystopian fiction of the century. When I saw Trump getting sworn in, it made me think of this book. His attacks on the freedom...
Check out this list of some of the most badass women in history.
1. Phoolan Devi
Devi was an Indian woman born in poverty. She was married against her will at age 11. She was kidnapped by...
I am a millennial woman; I grew up in the '90s. Kids every decade make up new slang terms. These are some of the ones I grew up using. Some of these things I used...
Miss Major Griffin-Gacy has been fighting for transgender rights for over 40 years. Today at the age of 75, she continues to be on the front lines fighting for equality and respect.
Miss Major was born...
A very interesting revelation has come about during a documentary about the British comedy series Only Fools and Horses. The show was set in East London in the 1980s and it mainly centred on two funny characters; Del...
