Despite record low job approval ratings, most Americans think George W. Bush is a good person. And as he prepares to leave the presidency, more than twice as many people think history will be cruel to Bush as think history will be kind.

3 words: fox. news. poll. picked by muppet 11 months ago

A new test being offered by a British company can determine an individual's history with alcohol during the past months -- or even years. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Even in its colonial history, America was entwined with esoteric spirituality. North America's first intentional mystical community reached its shores in the summer of 1694. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Listing of Classified and Restricted Documents at the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Over 500,000 documents cover almost every aspect of US military history from the 1920s to the early 1990s

Very few of these documents have been released to the public picked by jLoSsDh 2 years ago

Gruenther scours garage sales every weekend and he often finds valuable artifacts, antiques and furniture. His entire home is filled with the purchases. But it was a piece of history that recently caught his eye. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

A Canadian history magazine plans to highlight how a country stereotyped for its polite and somewhat boring citizenry is also home to its share of scoundrels through a survey seeking "the worst Canadian." picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The original Game Boy is one of the toughest gadgets. Rumor has it this beige behemoth isn’t made of plastic, but from the skulls of fallen Gurkhas. If you ever saw one that was broken, it’s because it lost a boxing match with a nuclear bomb — on points.

Here is a Game Boy that was attacked during the Gulf War. It still works to this very day. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Beer has come a long way since breweries first had the idea of developing can packaging nearly 100 years ago. In the early 1900s, breweries had a problem producing a can that would withstand the pasteurization process and allow the beer to still taste good. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Using iconic events from history, the Cape Times(a local newspaper) highlights the fact that world-changing events often can¹t be predicted and that the course of history can, quite literally, change in a day. picked by streetlight22 2 years ago

Website where people share their memories. The stories put a personal spin on history in the past century.

I thought this entry from the 50s section was interesting: Boomer Boy's Post picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

Newsweek article by Jonathan Alter that ponders the would-be fate of the US had things gone just a bit differently after 9/11. picked by capriccio 3 years ago

Here from the History Channel is "The History of Halloween" told from a non-spam source picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

A Spokane man made history by being the first person to basejump off Mount Hood on Thursday.

*Video linked in article picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

We decided to plough the history of the entire Internet, from the roots of its underlying technology, to the Web properties that helped it explode, the litigation it endured on the way and disasters companies have suffered as a result of the Net's popularity. picked by cactushair 1 year ago

This database provides access to digital collections (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the United States. These diverse collections range from Ancestral Pueblo pottery to Katrina Thomas's photographs of ethnic weddings from the late 20th century. picked by bernardblack 8 months ago

A small fraction of the Somalian pirates have been captured in the Gulf of Aden.

It's a start. picked by theshizknitt725 12 months ago

The life and death of Saddam Hussein (a history) Ultimately, underneath all the socialist rhetoric, underneath the Koranic references, the tailored suits and the invocations of Iraq's glorious history, Hussein was a village peasant trying to be a tribal leader on a grand scale. His rule was paramount, and sustaining it was his main goal behind all the talk of developing Iraq by harnessing its con... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

More than 10,000 camels from across the Gulf will be competing for millions of dollars in prize money at a beauty pageant for the "ship of the desert" in Abu Dhabi next week. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The conservatives faced withering criticism for dropping a book that had dared to question a version of history generations of Greeks have grown up with. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

Countless events have changed history, but some stand like a switch that sends a train on a completely different track. They alter the course of civilization, even if their impact isn't felt right away. picked by bornbad 6 months ago