Collection White House Easter Egg Roll
Since 1878, American presidents and their families have celebrated Easter Monday by hosting an 'egg roll' party. Held on the South...
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Among the noted horses who ran on the National Course between 1800 and 1840 were American Eclipse, Sir Archy, Boston and Fashion, all inductees of the Racing Hall of Fame.
Since 1878, American presidents and their families have celebrated Easter Monday by hosting an 'egg roll' party. Held on the South...
Animals, whether pampered household pets, working livestock, birds, squirrels, or strays, have long been a major part of White House...
Abraham Lincoln warned the South in his Inaugural Address, "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine,...
One of the most moving moments in the early history of the White House took place in the Entrance Hall, w...
Many people consider raccoons to be pests and nuisances. These nocturnal mammals are often found rummaging through trash cans, dumpsters,...
James Knox Polk was at home in Columbia, Tennessee, when he judged that it was about time to find out...
The annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House has been a regular public event since 1878 and a subject of...
War-hero Ulysses S. Grant, elected after a bitter war and the emotional impeachment of Andrew Johnson, spent two terms in...
President Richard M. Nixon was the first sitting president to attend the Kentucky Derby on May 3, 1969. In his party that...
Nineteenth century White House Christmas celebrations were not grand state affairs. Instead, most first families of this era decorated the...
The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., has often been referred to as “The Nation’s Attic” for its vast holdin...
Though presidential personalities and policies can generate deep chasms during their term of service, the death of a president evokes...