President Franklin D. Roosevelt promised the American people a “New Deal,” and President John F. Kennedy declared America ...

President Donald Trump outlined his vision for his second presidential term Monday in the longest inaugural speech by word ...

Faced with the brunt of the Great Depression, the Hoover deportations marked a nadir in American 20th century policy.

The Lincoln Silver Cornet Band serenaded Lincoln residents on an unusual-ly springlike night. A Lincoln editor reported, “The concord of sweet sounds that burst upon our startled ears about ...

Herbert Hoover, the 31st US President, like Joseph, had a miserable childhood. He was born in Iowa in 1874 to a staunch Quaker family. Six years later, his father Jesse died of a heart attack ...

Few addresses could rival the tragic tale of William Henry Harrison. “Tippecanoe” Harrison was elected the 9th president of ...

American streets were once dominated by people. A documentary travelogue of New York City captured by Scenska Biografteatern ...

Troops have been previously deployed in the U.S. by presidents, including George H.W. Bush and John F. Kennedy.

Curtis was the first man of color — a Kaw Native American — to be vice president of the United States, from 1929-1933. There was no other multiracial individual in the office until Kamala Harris about ...

Trump’s “America First” philosophy is often described as a return to the kind of isolationism that prevailed between the two world wars. But that’s not quite accurate. He wants to stride the global ...

My siblings and I decided to gather in Las Vegas to celebrate our sister’s 70th birthday. It was a most enjoyable family ...

Kennedy. Taft died on March 8, 1930. Herbert Hoover (31st President) had a "happy funeral service", as requested by his family, reflecting a Quaker approach for his final service in West Branch ...