The Supreme Court will hear arguments for two potentially-landmark cases for gay marriage this week. Here's a look back at some of the pivotal decisions the Court has rendered on in its history.
1857: Perhaps the most criticized ruling of all-time, the court holds in Dred Scott v. Sandford that people of African descent are not actually human beings. Oddly, no black people were even involved in...
by Robert James Helper, future murderer
With the events in Connecticut this week, a lot of Americans are finally starting to ask if stricter gun control is the key to preventing these types of tragedies from occurring. This argument is pretty sound: fewer guns, fewer killings with guns. I think all Americans should be able to agree that new gun regulations are a necessary and vital component fo...
Recapping Thursday's Football action
Texans 34, Lions 31: Lions coach Jim Schwartz is blindsided by an obscure rule that states throwing a challenge flag on Thanksgiving will result in the other team automatically being awarded a touchdown.
Redskins 38, Cowboys 31: Tony Romo insists in post-game interview that another Kenny Chesney set at the start of the third quarter would have been enough...
Following President Obama's reelection, petitioners from 32 states have filed a lawsuit with the federal government to let their respective states secede from the Union. Let's take a look at the history of secession movements in the United States
1776: 13 Colonies of the British Empire unlawfully attempt to detach themselves from the crown and form a government under the preposterous idea of se...
NFL Week 4 Highlights
Broncos 37, Raiders 6
Peyton Manning threw for 338 yards and three touchdowns, proof of his full recovery, were he playing against an NFL team.
Packers 28, Saints 27
New Orleans falls to 0-4, which the asshole commissioner of your fantasy league swears he totally predicted months ago.
Patriots 52, Bills 28
Buffalo was at least able to take pride in their brief 21-...
Harvard has made headlines this week with the revelation that over 125 of its students are under investigation for allegedly collaborating on a take-home final in a civics class. Let's look at some other notable cases involving plagiarism.
c. 100 A.D.: Citing similarities between the two main characters, including sinlessness and virgin birth, authors of the Bhagavad Gita claim that popular be...
While "E Pluribus Unum" and "In God We Trust" might be the most well-known of our national mottos, they are far from the only ones that have been used. Let's take a look at some alternative slogans over the years.
1776 - 1789: Your Experience May Vary if Black or Female
1789 - 1820: Now Available West of the Mississippi
1820 - 1861: What Impending National Calamity?
1861 &#...
Far-right author David Barton's book The Jefferson Lies is being pulled from bookstores all over the country for its inaccuracies and falsehoods. Let's examine some of the more dubious claims the book makes about our third president.
1) Sally Hemings was not a slave, but actually a live-in maid
2) Won Louisiana territory from Napoleon in a Bible-quoting contest
3) Invented Virginia
4) First...
Ann Curry and Erin Andrews both left their respective networks this week. Let's take a look at some other well-known exits of female anchors.
1980: Jane Curtin is replaced as co-host of SNL's "Weekend Update" after violating a contract clause that required her to be funny.
1987: Gayle Gardner quits SportsCenter after watching Chris Berman eat a pulled pork sandwich during a broadcast.
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NFL Week 2 Highlights
Packers 30, Panthers 23: Cam Newton passes for 432 yards against the Pack, which experts feel may distract most of the country from his three interceptions.
New England 35, San Diego 21: Vice Wilfork earns his first career interception, demonstrating in 15 seconds more athleticism and awareness than Tony Romo has in his entire life.
Buffalo 38, Oakland 35: Buffa...
Last week, a U.N. report declared that Internet access is a basic human right. Let's take a look at some other pivotal moments in human rights recognition over the years.
1760 B.C.: Babylonian king Hammurabi affirms the right of Hammurabi to do whatever the fuck he pleases.
1,000 B.C.: Mosaic law establishes the rights of all of God's children--provided those children are Israelites who wors...
Scientists at the University of Michigan have discovered a magnetic property of light that could be used to generate solar power, possibly opening up new fields of cheaper and more efficient energy sources. Let's look at some other famous discoveries over the years.
175,000 B.C.: Correlation between having oxygen and not dying established.
1492: Christopher Columbus discovers America. And b...
The protests in Egypt have created a great deal of international attention, and almost certainly will result in the ousting of President Mubarak. Let's take a look at some other famous revolutions in history.
Circa 10,000 B.C.: The Agricultural Revolution introduces the domestication of plants and animals, paving the groundwork for human civilization. Viewed in a negative light by most non-huma...
ST. LOUIS, MO-Informing you that you are "way off base" with your political views and that you haven't "seen all the evidence", your left-wing associate would like you to know that he is in possession of some books you really need to check out.
"You really don't know what you're talking about, man," your friend has notified you. "I have some stuff you should take a look at."
Your childish an...