The Washington, D.C., Evening Star reported Monday, Jan. 1, 1940, that “merry crowds” had gathered in the nation’s capital to ...
Beverly Byron, part of a powerful and durable Western Maryland Democratic family and one of only 11 women elected to ...
Four local Black men made history as members of the Montford Point Marines, the first Black unit to serve in the Marine Corps ...
On their anniversaries, Yalta and Helsinki offer lessons for Ukraine, Trump, and the balance of power in Europe.
Dec. 7, 1941 – that the Japanese attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Although America learned of the attack via radio ...
They’ve set their sights on holding Elon Musk to account. Armed with new polling showing Musk’s popularity in the toilet, key Democratic leaders are going after the top adviser to President Donald ...
On this day between in 1945, following the events of World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States, Winston ...
Established on this day in 1941, the United Service Organizations offers wholesome entertainment options to off-duty service ...
When Joe Foss -- then the commissioner of the upstart AFL -- sent a letter to his NFL counterpart, Pete Rozelle, in December ...
His writings, which stretched across eight decades, helped Americans understand a president who transformed the office and ...
William E. Leuchtenburg, a leading scholar of Franklin Roosevelt and the Great Depression, has died at age 102.