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Many people know the sensational story of Congressman Daniel Sickles who shot his wife's lover in broad daylight in 1859 on...
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Many people know the sensational story of Congressman Daniel Sickles who shot his wife's lover in broad daylight in 1859 on...
The phrase "The Half Had Not Been Told Me" is taken from a Biblical reference Frederick Douglass used to describe...
Civil Rights activist and journalist William Monroe Trotter caused a stir in 1914 because he strongly protested President Woodrow Wilson’s su...
Oscar De Priest’s election to Congress as a Republican representative from Chicago in 1928 created an interesting political and social di...
During his tenure in office President Nixon steered a middle course in domestic affairs and did not attempt to dismantle...
Throughout the history of the United States, all the nation’s presidents have been Christians.1 In modern times, to celebrate th...
James Buchanan is often regarded as one of the worst presidents in United States history.1 Many historians contend that Buchanan’s...
White House workers’ memoirs abound with recollections of significant international and national events and episodes. As they go about their da...
Further pursuing our interest in the neighborhood context of the White House, as well as the presidential complex itself, this...
As the holidays approach, thoughts inevitably turn to sugar plums, gingerbread, and all of the other delectable treats that season...
Few people know the story of a brave woman named Charlotte Dupuy who was enslaved in Decatur House, the large...
Lafayette Square in the 19th century was the epicenter of political, social and civic activity in Washington, D.C. Originally...