20 Last-Minute Decisions That Changed History For Better Or For Worse Sometimes a decision made in the blink of an eye can even change the course of history. Bored Panda · May 26, 2025
Voices: Mea Culpa: ‘He gave it 1,188 per cent’ Our chief pedant, John Rentoul, wrestles with some murky figures in last week’s Independent The Independent UK · May 25, 2025
President Lincoln's blood-stained gloves sold for more than €6 million at debt-relief auction Items worn by President Abraham Lincoln the night he was assassinated have fetched more than €6 million at an auction to pay off a 20-year-old debt incurred by the Lincoln Presidential Foundation. Euronews · May 22, 2025
The UK risks falling apart. Keir Starmer can mend it now – but he doesn’t have much time The PM has little choice. Unless he brings the fractured nations together, none can move forward, and neither can he, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2025
Abraham Lincoln’s blood-stained gloves sold as millions raised at controversial auction The items were separated from a collection that was intended to be available for public display The Independent UK · May 21, 2025
Chicago auction house under fire for selling off items on Lincoln’s body the night he was killed A Chicago auction house will sell some of President Abraham Lincoln’s belongings, including blood-stained gloves he had in his pocket the night he was killed. The Independent UK · May 21, 2025
Noem can't define habeas corpus The head of DHS argued that the legal principle gives carte blanche to deport migrants Salon · May 20, 2025
What Kristi Noem Gets Wrong About Habeas Corpus The legal principle safeguards civil liberties, protecting even unpopular people from the government. Reason · May 20, 2025
Trump's Homeland Security secretary says habeas corpus lets him 'remove people from this country' Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the constitutional provision that allows people to legally challenge their detention by the government is actually a tool the Trump administration can use in its broader crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border The Independent UK · May 20, 2025
Kristi Noem Ridiculed for Claiming Habeas Corpus Gives Trump Right 'To Remove People From This Country': 'She Has No Clue' Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem fumbled when asked to define habeas corpus in a Senate hearing, sparking a wave of exasperation and mockery online. Latin Times · May 20, 2025
Trump's Face Plastered on USDA Building Draws North Korea, Russia Comparisons: 'He Is Going Full On Dear Leader' A massive portrait of President Trump now hangs from the front of USDA headquarters in Washington, DC, sparking comparisons to authoritarian regimes. Latin Times · May 15, 2025
32 Vintage Photos That Allow Us To See History Up Close These historical photos are like mini time machines that bring us back in time. Bored Panda · May 14, 2025
37 Vintage Photos That Allow Us To See History Up Close These historical photos are like mini time machines that bring us back in time. Bored Panda · May 13, 2025
Disneyland attempts to replicate founder Walt in animatronic form that one family member calls ‘dehumanizing’ A reanimation of Walt Disney will debut at Disneyland this summer—and the founder’s descendants are divided over whether he would have wanted such a thing. Fortune · May 5, 2025
Bored Panda · Apr 29, 2025 20 Last-Minute Decisions That Changed The Course Of History Sometimes a decision made in the blink of an eye can even change the course of history.
Bored Panda · Apr 22, 2025 27 Curious History Facts And Stories That May Surprise Even The Most Knowledgeable History is full of interesting stories that often go unnoticed. This Instagram account brings them to light, sharing some of the most fascinating facts and photos from the past.
Al Jazeera · Apr 18, 2025 Trump faces contempt risk: What happens if president violates court orders? Judge James Boasberg has ruled that probable cause exists to find the Trump administration in criminal contempt.
The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025 Abraham Lincoln’s blood-stained leather gloves are headed for auction Auctioneers in Chicago hope to get $4m for 140 items owned by Civil War president
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2025 Young Abraham Lincoln's tiny Illinois town is due for a makeover The village where Abraham Lincoln came of age is deteriorating
The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2025 From Lincoln to Nixon, Trump’s not the first US president to shock the UK on trade Lincoln blockaded southern cotton, McKinley hit Britain with tariffs and Nixon abandoned the gold standard: a quick history of transatlantic economic meddling
The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2025 Mathematician Adam Kucharski: ‘Our concepts of what we can prove are shifting’ The epidemiologist who advised on Ebola and Covid discusses the value of evidence in light of AI and social media, and how the notion of fact has long been divisive
Bored Panda · Mar 20, 2025 26 “Facts” We Were Taught As Truth In School That Turned Out to Be Complete Nonsense Kids learned these 26 'historical facts' at school just to find out they’re actually wrong or misrepresented. The post 26 “Facts” We Were Taught As Truth In School That Turned Out to Be Complete Nonsense first appeared on Bored Panda.
Inverse · Mar 19, 2025 Sic Semper Systema? 'Daredevil: Born Again's Episode Title Reveals The Show's Hidden Truth The MCU series borrowed a phrase steeped in American history for its latest episode.
Al Jazeera · Mar 18, 2025 Can Trump reverse Biden’s presidential pardons over alleged use of autopen? Are Biden’s autopen-signed pardons void? No, experts confirm they’re valid, and Trump’s assertion is false under US law.
The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025 Trump has completely transformed the Oval Office – with gold ‘everywhere’ Luxury real estate mogul has wasted little time in redecorating the White House in his signature style