Coolidge was president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. He was known for his quiet demeanor, which earned him the ...

Americans send presidents letters or small gifts to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. for a variety of reasons. But one woman took it a step further in 1926, sending President Calvin Coolidge a raccoon for ...

For 90 years, a U.S. Supreme Court decision centered on the disputed firing of a Hoosier-born Federal Trade Commission member ...

Today is the 163rd anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, one of the most famous speeches of all time.  What is remarkable is that ...

Netflix’s hit new historical series “Death by Lightning” tells the story of the assassination in 1881 of President James Garfield, so it’s only natural that Garfield and his assassin, Charles Guiteau, ...

When you purchase through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Playdate is a buddy action comedy film directed by ...

That amendment was passed in response to Franklin Roosevelt’s four elections to the presidency. Since George Washington had ...

Dr. Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham to win a bet. Write a book fewer words than The Cat In The Hat of 236 different ...

A New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated won election to serve as the ...

In some ways, Thanksgiving is a tradition that unites Americans. But the classic image of the Pilgrims obscures important ...

Almost every town in the United States has a home-town boy or girl — someone famous (or infamous) who was born or raised ...