History

Anyone who has a sibling knows that those relationships are always a little, shall we say, delicate. Sure, every so often you meet a pair of siblings who genuinely seem to like one another, but that’s not always the case. Throughout history, there have been many famous stories of sibling rivalries that have ended families,...

There’s nothing like a good history meme to make you chuckle in the morning (or any time of day, really), and these few are good enough to get a laugh and make you feel smart today. Or… if you already know a lot about history… share them with your history geek friends. They’ll dig em. Either...

If you’re a history nerd, there’s nothing better than feeling cool for a minute – and being the person in the room who really *gets* a meme can do that for you. And these 10 memes – as funny as they are true – are definitely going to do that for you today! 10. No...

History is super interesting to learn about if you’ve got the right teachers – or they tell the right stories. And sure, you can’t teach all of the nuance and everything else with a meme, but maybe you could use them to catch students’ attention? If you’re looking to engage kids, check out these 11...

There’s a reason that very few kids enjoy history in high school, and it all comes down to the teachers. I never knew it was my favorite subject until I reached college, and actually had professors who – gasp – enjoyed their subject. Now, I’m not saying that we could use memes to interest younger kids in...

It’s great to have an awesome family or army or team or whatever, but there comes a time in every leader’s life when you have to say “f*ck it, I’ll just do it myself, then.” These 14 historical figures for sure knew that moment when they saw it, and luckily, everything worked out fine in...

Everyone knows that if you want something done right, you’ve got to do it yourself. That said, the best of us can often think we can trust others to do the right thing, or do something right, until you see their efforts are sorely lacking – and these 16 historical moments are the proof in the pudding....

My family is pretty tame, to the point where I was always a little surprised when my friends told me stories about their crazy parents. Growing up, I never understood quite how lucky I was to have a boring family – at least until I had already moved out. And reading these 25 AskReddit users stories about...