American tennis star Coco Gauff is unapologetically herself both on and off the court. Gauff is less than a month removed ...

Guy Fawkes, sometimes known as Guido Fawkes, was one of several men arrested for attempting to blow up London’s Houses of Parliament on November 5, 1605.

Guy Fawkes Night and the mask's history go all the way back to 1605 and the Gunpowder Plot, which was a failed plan to blow up the English Parliament using 36 barrels of gunpowder.

Effigies are thrown on the fires — traditionally of Guy Fawkes, but sometimes of other unpopular people, such as certain politicians or footballers. In former times, ...

In Britain, Nov. 5 is celebrated as "Guy Fawkes Day" or "Bonfire Night." All around the country, people gather to light fireworks and set up bonfires. In some places, they burn elaborate effigies ...

Guy Fawkes Night commemorates the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Roman Catholic (or "Popish," to use a less obliging term) insurgents were caught planning the obliteration of the House of Commons.

Today is Guy Fawkes Day, which commemorates the plot by a group of English Catholics to blow up the Houses of Parliament and King James I along with it. The plot was disrupted on November 5, 1605 ...

Guy Fawkes may be local to Britain but his image has been beamed around the world in recent years. A stylized version of a Guy Fawkes mask — rosy cheeks, upward-arching mustache, ...

All around the world, protesters wear Guy Fawkes masks to conceal their identity in service of a cause. By Sara Barrett Ms. Barrett is a photo editor in the Opinion section. Lately it seems like ...

The Guy Fawkes mask has become so incendiary that several Middle Eastern countries are prohibiting its import and sale. The Saudi Ministry of Interior did just that on May 30, claiming the mask ...

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Guy Fawkes, sometimes known as Guido Fawkes, was one of several men arrested for attempting to blow up London’s Houses of Parliament on November 5, 1605.