Recently, we wrote about messed-up historical facts, and members of the BuzzFeed Community suggested some of their own in the comments. Since many of these concerned US history, we're back with some ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the September 11 ...

A look at events and figures that shaped American history. Throughout U.S. history, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders faced colonialism and the exploitation of their land and resources as the U.S ...

The ongoing writers and actors strike halting the television and movie business has already surpassed 100 days as Labor Day approaches. But so far, it’s still nowhere near as long as the longest ...

Hundred of blazes across Canada have charred more than 9 million acres, about 1.5 times the size of Massachusetts, with an estimated 150 burning in Quebec and nearly that many in British Columbia and ...

The concept of a government shutdown is still relatively new in the U.S. There have been 21 federal government shutdowns since the 1970s. The longest government shutdown in U.S. history took place ...

The federal government recorded one of the largest budget deficits in U.S. history this year when fiscal year 2025 concluded. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected to record a ...

Donald Trump and JD Vance tried to humiliate Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday with the whole world watching. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on ...

I am a history professor at one of the universities under attack by the Trump Administration. I am also a flag-waving patriot with an abiding love of the United States. Those two statements might seem ...

President Donald Trump signed legislation to fund the government again — putting an end to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Trump signaled Monday the government would open soon, as ...