Today is the U.S. federal holiday officially calle...  ...rthday is February 12), and other presidents from history . If you want to do the same, there's a lot of gre...  ...in the Neatorama archives that make presidential history more interesting than you thought! 43 Facts ab...  ...ions 5 Nastiest U.S. P...

The Momentus Project is a collabor...  ...ze the most defining moments in the United States History . This one above by Chris DeLorenzo...

There have been 47 people to hold the office of vice-president of the United States so far. How many can you name in ten minutes? That's the challenge in today's Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. I guessed I'd probably...

On April 12th, 1861, 150 years ago today, the...  ...861, 150 years ago today, the first battle of the US Civil War was fought at Ft. Sumter, in Charleston...  ...been seceding from the union for months, but the US still maintained coastal forts. During the four...  ...ated, promising the seceding states that h...

What is now Arlington National Cemetery was once the home of Robert E. Lee and his wife, Mary. Mary Lee dreaded the thought of abandoning Arlington, the 1,100-acre estate she had inherited from her father, George Washin...

If history had swung in a slightly different direction, we m...

There are ancient mysteries all over the world tha...  ...out these two mind-bogglers - and be sure to let us know in the comments if you have any good theorie...  ...t urban center north of Mexico - and that lots of us have never even heard of. It’s Cahokia, I...  ...chaeologists think the early residen...

(YouTube link) Too Late to Apologize: A Declaration by T.J. and the Revo is a parody of the song Apologize by Timbaland featuring OneRepublic. A perfect video for President's Day. Link -via reddit...