Politics

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When oppressive laws stopped Danes from flying the flag of Denmark, they found a new way to sport their country's colors—a pig.

Among the American Revolution's many heroes, Crispus Attucks is immortalized as the "first to defy, the first to die."

His name became synonymous with ruthless scheming—but was this Florentine philosopher of the Renaissance really that bad?

Eleanor Roosevelt holds a Spanish-language version of the UN Declaration of Human Rights.

On Eleanor Roosevelt's wedding day, then-President Theodore Roosevelt walked her down the aisle. Read on for more surprising facts about the first lady and diplomat.

You have one less excuse not to vote on November 6.

Yes, there's a Braille edition. And yes, someone in our government found a way to be offended by it.

The process doesn't have to be tedious or time-consuming.

Even the amendments most history books gloss over.

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In 1830, King William I of Netherlands celebrated his birthday with an opera. The performance would help destroy his country.

Take a tour of Belfast's eeriest works of public art.

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She was the first woman to run for Congress—and she wanted to donate her brain to science.

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Davy Crockett, a.k.a. "King of the Wild Frontier" claimed to have killed 105 bears in one year, and also put a lot of effort into maintaining his wild image.

The 66-foot stretch was obscured by overgrowth and graffiti and went unnoticed for decades.

Sacha Baron Cohen's fearlessness in making serious people look silly has earned him a global audience, an appropriate amount of outrage, plenty of headlines, and an Oscar nomination.

LBJ worked his way from the bottom to become one of the most unique, colorful, and controversial presidents in history.

The controversial founder of Planned Parenthood led an interesting life.

Number 38 once locked himself out of the White House.

The 1980s series poked fun at public figures using puppets made by the 'H.R. Pufnstuf' team of Sid and Marty Krofft.

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Sixth POTUS John Quincy Adams, who was born on July 11, 1767, was a fan of skinny-dipping—and pet alligators.

Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, the film starred John Malkovich, Renee Russo, and Clint Eastwood as a longtime Secret Service agent still harboring guilt about not being able to protect JFK—and ready to make sure another presidential assassination doesn’t