Today, we celebrate the birthday of President James Madison—the Father of our Constitution and intellectual architect of the American Founding, whose ...
Every American knows about George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, but what about John Hanson, Elias Boudinot and Thomas Mifflin? Some historians point to the latter three as the country’s ...
“From the first the murdered President had never had a chance of surviving,” wrote The Economist on September 21st 1901. William McKinley had died eight days after an assassin shot him. The spotlight ...
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Today Americans observe Presidents’ Day, the federal holiday honoring the nation’s presidents — past and present — and reflecting on the leadership that has shaped the United ...
The House of Representatives would be the tiebreaker and elect Thomas Jefferson as President. Aaron Burr was elected Vice President. The reason for the tie was because when electors cast their votes, ...
On December 2, 1823, the doctrine of American sovereignty was immortalized in prose when President James Monroe declared before the Nation a simple truth that has echoed throughout the ages: The ...