Civil War Veterans Visit the White House
In May 1865, at the close of hostilities, a Grand Review throughout Washington, D.C., exhibited parading Union troops from the...
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In May 1865, at the close of hostilities, a Grand Review throughout Washington, D.C., exhibited parading Union troops from the...
The first known image of the White House was a daguerreotype taken in 1846, during the administration of President James K....
“Quentin’s mother and I are very glad that he got to the front and had the chance to render some...
Few people today know the story of a Sicilian-born sailor named Salvadore Catalano who became an early American naval hero....
The United States remained neutral during the early years of World War I, from the outbreak of hostilities in August, 1914,...
When the White House gates open at 10:00 am on Saturday, April 13th, thousands of people will stream through for the...
Just how does the president celebrate Presidents’ Day? Throughout the more than 200-year history of the White House, presidents themselves ha...
On Christmas Eve 1929 the White House experienced its most powerful fire since the British torched the Executive Mansion 115 years earlier....
As the holidays approach, thoughts inevitably turn to sugar plums, gingerbread, and all of the other delectable treats that season...
In the second half of the nineteenth century Americans headed west to seek greater opportunities for themselves and their families....
In 1853, Clark Mills’ statue of President Andrew Jackson on horseback is in the center of Lafayette Park. The park’s four...
In President Theodore Roosevelt’s description of the capture of the HMS Macedonian by the USS United States in his 1882 bo...