How Martin Luther King Jr. May Have Predicted His Own Death
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most notable figures of the civil rights movement, with tolerance, respect, and peace as his watchwords.
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What George Washington Typically Ate In A Day
While George Washington enjoyed many foods in his lifetime, he was eventually forced to settle for soft foods that did not require much chewing.
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The Truth About George Washington Carver's School On Wheels
It was the die-hard pursuit of his education that provided George Washington Carvver the opportunities to succeed in life.
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What The President's Escape Plan Looks Like If The U.S. Ever Got Attacked
So far in history, the need for a United States president to escape impending danger to the capital has been a relatively rare one.
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Barack Obama's Biggest Regret As President May Surprise You
Former United States President Barack Obama has been out of office for years now, and his biggest regret as head of state may surprise you.
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Jimmy Carter's Biggest Regret As President May Surprise You
The presidency of Jimmy Carter was in many respects one of good intentions gone awry, and his biggest regret as leader may surprise you.
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George Washington's Favorite Fruit Might Surprise You
None other than the Father Of Our Country, George Washington, was a fan of a native North American fruit. So what exactly was it?
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These Surprising Items Were Used As Cures In The Wild West
Learn enough about medical treatments in the Wild West and you'll quickly be grateful for modern medicine. Pretty much anyone could call themselves a doctor.
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Everything We Know About Andrew Jackson's Swearing Parrot
Dogs, cats, horses, donkeys, cows, goats, and hamsters have been some of the more manageable animals to come under the care of the president.
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Why Sitting Bull Was Exiled In Canada
Sitting Bull knew full well the predicament his people were in due to white settlers encroaching on the area where his people had long lived peacefully.
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George Washington's Biggest Regret As President May Surprise You
Presidential disappointments, qualms and self-reproach stretch back to the very beginning of the office, to the first American president, George Washington.
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The Real Reason The Beatles Snubbed The First Lady Of The Philippines
Here's why the Beatles notably snubbed Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos during their visit to Manila in July 1966.
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The Tragic Death Of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Mother
Alberta Williams King, Martin Luther King Jr.'s mother, was murdered six years after his son's death.
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The Truth About J. Edgar Hoover And Richard Nixon's Relationship
The Watergate scandal was a blow to the public's confidence in the U.S. presidency, showing the nation how corruption could affect average individuals.
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How The Deaths Of These 3 Presidents Are Surprisingly Connected
In the course of America's 46 presidencies, most have ended fairly normally, with the commander-in-chief either being reelected or stepping down.
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Nixon's Biggest Regret As President May Surprise You
Contrary to what many believe, Richard Nixon was not one of the three U.S. presidents in history to be impeached, but was the only one to resign.
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The Truth About Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's Assassination
Anwar Sadat was born on Christmas Day in 1918 as Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat in a British occupied Egypt, becoming president of the nation in 1970.
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Why Andrew Johnson Pardoned Abraham Lincoln's Attempted Assassin
On March 1, 1869, President Andrew Johnson issued a pardon to Samuel Arnold, one of the men found guilty of a conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln.
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The One Image Of Theodore Roosevelt You'll Never Be Able To Find
Theodore Roosevelt disliked a painting of him so much that he had it destroyed.
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This President Appointed The Most Supreme Court Justices
The Constitution also says that the president has the authority to appoint justices so the one who appointed the most Supreme Court justices isn't surprising.
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Does Anyone Know Where Sitting Bull Is Actually Buried?
Born in 1831 in what is now South Dakota, Sitting Bull's resistance to the country's expansion into the American West lasted almost his entire life.
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The Truth About Sitting Bull And Annie Oakley's Relationship
Lakota leader Sitting Bull had a father-daughter relationship with sharpshooter Annie Oakley.
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This President Was Rumored To Be Aaron Burr's Illegitimate Son
If there was a list of bad boys from the American Revolution, and U.S. history, Aaron Burr would have likely been toward the top.
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The Reason Aaron Burr Left George Washington's Military Staff
While most remember Aaron Burr for a duel with Alexander Hamilton, thanks to a certain popular play, he is also part of history for several other reasons.
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Who Really Wrote The Declaration Of Independence?
Written in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was intended to explain to Britain exactly why the colonists were rising up against their colonial rulers.
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This Was The Very First President To Ever Live In The White House
George Washington was the first president of the United States, but he did not live in the White House.
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The Real Reason Walt Disney Kidnapped Richard Nixon
Come to find out Disney accomplished what should have been the crime of the century: He kidnapped the vice president of the United States and got away with it.
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