Every once in a while an amazing person comes along and they grace the world with their awesomeness. Theodore Roosevelt was such an individual. Here are 5 random things about the president that shaped the 20th century. An avid hunter, Roosevelt was having particularly...
In keeping with the cliches that history repeats and there's nothing new under the sun, here are 6 quotes from the presidents that are just as appropriate now as they were when the words were first uttered. The men who create power make an indispensable contribution...
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...
The elections of 2000 and 2004 were nothing short of amazing considering how hotly contested they were. Unfortunately, that's more of the rule than the exception. Here are a few scenarios which will make you question the American electoral system. 1796: John Adams vs...
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_3026" align="alignright" width="162" caption="Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt at the Casablanca Conference"] [/caption] Today marks the 67th anniversary of the start of the Casablanca Conference, which took place from January 14-24...
I go by Tamahome Jenkins because I have this Mark Twain/George Orwell nom de plume thing going on. When I was born, though, my parents gave me the name Steven, which of course is a derivative of the name Stephen. However, I've lived my entire life thinking about how there...
