Fresh on the heels of the Historical Anniversaries Calendar, I present to you the Everything Is History 2011 Presidential Calendar. This calendar is full of historical facts, and over 50 pictures related to the President of the United States, including each president...
The current economic crisis has drawn many comparisons to the Great Depression. In fact, the National Bureau of Economic Research said last week that Barack Obama inherited the worst recession since the Great Depression. Despite this fact, many Americans blame Obama for...
A reader sent me a presidential bloopers video last week, and it was so hilarious that I wanted to have a post made up of nothing but presidential bloopers. It just goes to show that the most powerful man in the world is not necessarily foolproof, nor is he always the...
In honor of Black History Month and Presidents Day, here are 6 accomplishments that Barack Obama was the first to achieve. Barack Obama is the first president born in Hawaii. Obama was the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. When Obama turned...
[caption id="attachment_3070" align="alignright" width="96" caption="Link opens in iTunes"] [/caption] Can this be the most technologically inclined administration in history? Yesterday, on the heels of Barack Obama delivering his first *real* tweet (sorry boys and...
"I intend to leave after my death a large fund for the promotion of the peace idea, but I am skeptical as to its results." -Alfred Nobel We've had nearly a week to consider the announcement that Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. In doing so, he became only...
I made a conscious decision to disconnect this past weekend because it was my high school reunion, so I didn't have a chance to ask this when I first heard, but do you think Barack Obama deserved the Nobel Peace Prize? Feel free to expound on your answer in the comments...
Nickname: Land of Lincoln Date Ratified: December 3, 1818 (21st) Capital: Springfield [caption id="attachment_1994" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Illinois"] [/caption] Nearly 65% of Illinois' population lives in the northeastern corner of the state...
Nickname: The Aloha State Date Ratified: August 21, 1959 (50th) Capital: Honolulu [caption id="attachment_1777" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Hawaii"] [/caption] Hawaii is the most recent state to have joined the Union. In 1993, then president Bill...
