Have you ever wondered where America’s political parties got their donkey and elephant mascots? Thomas Nast, the German-born editorial cartoonist for Harper’s Weekly magazine, came up with ...
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When people ask what the resistance to Trump will look like this time, I hope a salient feature will be individual refusals ...
Thomas Nast was ... although the original political message supporting military wages faded over time, according to the Smithsonian. Nast, a Harper's Weekly cartoonist, also popularised the ...
From Captain Sully’s heroic Hudson landing to the launch of Wikipedia, Elizabeth I’s coronation, and Martin Luther King Jr’s ...
The US now faces the likelihood of a bruising and raucous set of confirmation hearings − a clear break from the cooperative ...
Snow was piling up across Kansas on Sunday, but the fiery spirit of Lindsborg painter Mike Hartung burned through my phone as ...
However, contrary to popular belief, Coca-Cola didn't invent Santa's red suit. Political cartoonist Thomas Nast had already popularized the red-suited version in the 1870s through Harper's Weekly ...
Speaking with MSNBC host Jen Psaki on Sunday, longtime political strategist James Carville veered swiftly from attacking ...
His family was wealthy, and he took his inheritance and gave to less fortunate and lived a life of humility. He died on Dec. 6, 346 A.D., which for many European nations has become Saint Nicholas Day, ...