A Brief History of the Word 'Thug' Published Apr 29, 2015 at 12:19 PM EDT Updated Mar 27, 2016 at 2:16 PM EDT. A group of elderly thugs sit on a mat, taken in what is now Pakistan, circa 1865.

The word’s origins extend back to the 18th century, long before a football team got that name. ... A brief history of the word ‘redskin’ and how it became a source of controversy. May 19, 2016.

A Brief History Of Words Unique To The Northwest. Isolde Raftery. December 23, 2014 / 12:02 pm Duff. Fish wheel. Skid Road. Long butt. Few of us here know the ...

The word was, and continued to be, the big daddy of all swear words in English for many years. It became one of the words that kept Lady Chatterley’s Lover banned in plenty of places. The word ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Humanities Fund Inc., 1972. Charles Dickens was paid by the word. This was junior high, we were reading A Tale of Two Cities, and this fact, when it was ...

A brief history of Canadian-American relations The Explainer President Trump has opened a rift with one of America's closest allies. But things have been worse.

Everyone from Vice President Joe Biden to Sen. Rand Paul have been accused of lifting others' words. This is a short list.

A Brief History Of The Word "Feminism" by Suzannah Weiss. Dec. 15, 2015. Michael Buckner/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images.

Sometimes it takes a few dirty words. Read on for a brief history of presidential (and vice-presidential, and presidential candidate) profanity. Abraham Lincoln.

Here is a brief history: Vice President Biden (1987) When now-Vice President Biden ran for president in 1987, he seemingly took a paragraph from U.K. Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock.