George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

President Donald Trump says McKinley made the United States prosperous through tariffs. Historians say that’s an incomplete ...

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Over 100 years after his death, Anderson Ruffin Abbott's visit to the White House and his relationship with U.S. President ...

Edmond Dédé's 1887 magnum opus "Morgiane"—billed as "the most important opera never heard"—will finally get its premiere ...

Visitors to the Orange County Park can see a replica of Fort Christmas, which was built on Christmas Day in 1837 amid the ...

Duel pistols were no match for the White House incumbent, who fended off the assailant with his cane on this date in 1835 ...

His writings, which stretched across eight decades, helped Americans understand a president who transformed the office and ...

Protectionist tariff taxes are nothing more than a price-fixing conspiracy orchestrated by the state that enriches a ...

Happy birthday, Michigan! The Mitten State was granted statehood on Jan. 26, 1837 — 188 years ago today. But many chapters of ...

Naomi Osaka beat Petra Kvitova to win the Australian Open, becoming Asia's first No. 1 ranked player in tennis.

Naomi Osaka beat Petra Kvitova to win the Australian Open, becoming Asia's first No. 1 ranked player in tennis.