November 5th marks Guy Fawkes day—the British (and early Bostonian) holiday which remembers the actions of, you guessed it, the famed British rebel Guy Fawkes. It’s an anniversary that has to do with ...

Most Americans have only a sketchy concept (if any) of the British holiday Guy Fawkes Night, celebrated every Nov. 5. There are fireworks (or maybe just fires?), and kids run in the streets hitting up ...

Remember, remember, the fifth of November, the gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot. Sound familiar? Every year on Nov. 5, people in Britain ...

Guy Fawkes was sentenced to death for his role in the Gunpowder Plot, a conspiracy to kill James I of England, members of the royal family and government officials. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons ...

This is an opinion editorial by Alex Lielacher, founder and CEO of Rise Up Media, a content marketing firm for Bitcoin startups. The Guy Fawkes mask — popularized by the movie “V For Vendetta” — has ...

Editor's note, November 11, 2024: An earlier version of this story incorrectly described the two Guy Fawkes signatures. Fawkes was believed to have written his less-legible signature soon after being ...