U.S. Leaders : Discovery News

No, Abraham Lincoln Didn't Invent Facebook

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Wed May 9, 2012 07:10 AM ET | 0

A blog claiming so is debunked. But Lincoln did hold a patent for a device to lift boats over shoals in a river. Read more

No, Abraham Lincoln Didn't Invent Facebook

MAD Magazine Flashback: The Economic Crisis

Posted by Lori Cuthbert Fri May 4, 2012 12:24 PM ET | 0

Economic crises are nothing new. In fact, we're in one now! But what about the one 38 years ago? Read more

MAD Magazine Flashback: The Economic Crisis

MAD Magazine Flashback: Confidence in Government Crisis

Posted by Lori Cuthbert Tue Apr 10, 2012 07:33 AM ET | 0

Confidence in the U.S. government is at historical lows, true. But hey, our president isn't heading to prison, at least, not like in 1974. Read more

MAD Magazine Flashback: Confidence in Government Crisis

What If There's No Nominee?

Posted by Talal Al-Khatib Mon Mar 19, 2012 08:38 AM ET | 0

What would happen if after months of primaries and caucuses, a political party can't pick a candidate? It's complicated. Read more

Top 5 Presidential Sex Scandals

Posted by Trace Dominguez Tue Nov 29, 2011 02:48 PM ET | 0

Presidential sex scandals are nothing new, though candidates and presidents alike feel the fallout when one breaks. Read more

Secret Government Experiments Come to Light

Posted by Amy Enchelmeyer Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:25 PM ET | 0

From secret drug tests to nuclear bombs set off in the atmosphere -- you'll wish you never knew, too. Read more

Secret Government Experiments Come to Light

Women Leaders From Cleopatra to Merkel: Photos

Posted Thu Aug 25, 2011 01:44 PM ET | 0

Think Cleopatra was powerful? Meet our high-flying lineup of other historical ladies who changed the world. Read more

angela merkel, world's most powerful woman according to Forbes

Ronald Reagan at 100, In His Own Words: Slide Show

Posted Fri Feb 4, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0

As we celebrate Reagan's centennial, take a look back at some of the most memorable quotations from the Great Communicator. Read more

John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address: Big Pic

Posted Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:50 AM ET | 0

Fifty years ago today, John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th president of the United States. Read more

Unpresidential Moments in Presidential History: Slide Show

Posted Wed Nov 10, 2010 12:15 PM ET | 0

When presidents publish their memoirs, there are usually a few details they'd prefer to leave out. Read more

Abe Lincoln Doc Survived Donner Party Ordeal

Posted by Teresa Shipley Tue Jul 20, 2010 01:45 PM ET | 0

Documents riding with the ill-fated Donner Party yield new clues about Lincoln's life. Read more

Abe Lincoln Doc Survived Donner Party Ordeal

George Washington Had Overdue Books

Posted by Talal Al-Khatib Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:23 PM ET | 0

The first president of the United States may not have been able to tell a lie, but he apparently had no problem dodging library fines. More than 220 years ago, George Washington walked out of the New York Society Library ... Read more

Berlusconi Attacked With Flying Object (But He's Not The First)

Posted by Ian O'Neill Mon Dec 14, 2009 03:31 AM ET | 0

On Sunday, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was attacked and injured during a political rally in Milan. The embattled politician sustained two broken teeth, a fractured nose and cuts after a member of the crowd hurled a scale model of ... Read more

Berlusconi Attacked With Flying Object (But He's Not The First)

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Tue Nov 27, 2007 06:34 AM ET

The U.S. military is working on super-powerful updates to its GPS satellite navigation technology to try to trump the rival European Galileo project which just received key funding, experts say. Read more