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John McCaa recalls a moment in his early career when he could not report on a political assassination in Spain. In our own ...
Millions of protesters have denounced President Donald Trump as a would-be autocrat and marched under the banner “No Kings.” ...
Dr. Joseph Giordano, a surgeon who played a central role in saving President Ronald Reagan’s life after an assassination ...
Washington had the requisite charisma and leadership abilities, but he was also chosen because he didn’t crave the job. As ...
The Supreme Court ruled that lower courts cannot block executive orders nationwide, impacting President Trump's agenda on ...
President George Washington came to what is now known as Charleston, SC in May 1971, as part of his tour of the South. Here's what the visit was like.
Liam Frady April 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM Copied George Washington Crossing the Delaware - An oval, 1908 chromolitho reproduction of Emanuel Leutze's painting (1851) of Washington's December 26, 1776 ...
Although Washington did not say why his situation was delicate, he didn’t need to. Congress, as everyone knew, was the most powerful branch of government, not the president.
A letter written by George Washington in 1777 that is valued at $150,000 is up for sale this Presidents Day. The letter, acquired by the Raab Collection, was written during the Revolutionary War ...
Presidents Day is still George Washington’s birthday. It is also a symptom of a veneration of the imperial presidency that is un-republican and would have horrified the Founding Fathers.
In the Trustees’ Room of the Boston Athenaeum, around 230 books once belonging to President George Washington rest in a glass and wooden bookcase. Among the volumes: Masonic sermons, agricultural ...