The Real Reason There's A Push To Put Harriet Tubman On The $20 Bill
The change proposed in 2016 under President Obama "floundered" once Donald Trump took office, as officials repeatedly found excuses to maintain the status quo.
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What Donald Trump's Final Days As President Were Like
Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20 will be different this year, as his predecessor refuses to join the ceremony and hand off the presidency.
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Rules Former First Ladies Have To Follow
Rules that former first ladies must follow include Secret Service protection for life and for traditional etiquette, being gracious to the incoming first lady.
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Rules That Impeached Presidents Have To Follow
Impeached and convicted presidents have to accept certain laws and Constitution-ordered dictums. Here are some rules that impeached presidents have to follow.
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What Did Grover Cleveland Get Up To Between Terms?
Grover Cleveland served as both the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, but between terms he had some time to other things.
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The History Behind Joe Biden's Inauguration Bible Explained
Joe Biden's Inauguration Day Bible will be the same Bible he used in 1973 as a senator and the same that son Beau used in 2007; the family's Bible since 1893.
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What Is The 14th Amendment?
The 14th Amendment to the US constitution is known as one of the most important documents in the history of race and the struggle for equality in the country.
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Is Bill Belichick The First Person To Refuse A Presidential Medal Of Freedom?
Bill Belichick's decision to decline the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Trump is entirely without precedent.
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A Look At Richard Nixon's Final Days To Avoid Impeachment
That morning was not celebratory. It was the culmination of months of unraveling and a strategy to avoid impeachment over the Watergate scandal.
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The Real Reason Martin Luther King Jr. Day Finally Became A Holiday
Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a holiday 33 years after his assassination in 1968, and the bill, proposed immediately, did not even get a vote until 1979.
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The Most Awkward Inauguration Day Moments In History
U.S. presidential inaugurations have often been bizarre affairs, so let's take a look at the most awkward Inauguration Day moments in history.
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These Presidents Snubbed Their Successors By Skipping Inauguration Day
Winners and losers have squabbled right until the swearing-in ceremony, but only three presidents have skipped their successor's inauguration.
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The Assassination Attempt Against George H.W. Bush
The assassination attempt against George H.W. Bush actually happened after the former president left office.
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Inside The Assassination Attempt Against George W. Bush
Every American president certainly is aware that the office makes them uniquely vulnerable targets. Some presidents have had to face that danger more than once.
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A Look At The Assassination Attempts Plotted Against Gerald Ford
President Gerald Ford managed to survive not just one, but two serious attempts on his life in the space of just 17 days -- both committed by women.
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The True Story Of The Man Who Served 11 American Presidents
Wilson Roosevelt Jerman witnessed decades of history unfold. One of the White House's longest-serving employees, he died in May from the coronavirus at age 91.
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What These Presidents Actually Wanted To Be When They Grew Up
Some of America's greatest leaders had different aspirations as kids. Here are a few former presidents whose American dreams were not what you'd expect.
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The President Of Liberia Who Was Indicted For Crimes Against Humanity
Despite Taylor's assertion that he was "no threat to society," the tens of thousands of lives lost or destroyed by his actions reflect a very different reality.
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People You Never Knew Were Almost President
To become president of the United States, you just have be rich and prepared to do and say anything. Or, the president could die and then BOOM, you got a job.
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The Library Of Congress Surprisingly Holds Rosa Parks' Recipe For This Dish
The Library of Congress digitized Rosa Parks' recipe for Featherlite Pancakes made with real peanut butter in 2017.
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How The First Televised Presidential Debate Changed History Forever
In today's cutthroat political era, Americans are used to hearing a lot about presidential elections, but it wasn't always like that.
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The Most Head-Turning Comments Made About Donald Trump
After clinching the presidency in 2016 Donald Trump would have his Teflon tested by all kinds of allegations.
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The Truth About Sitting Bull's Death
Sitting Bull was a respected spiritual leader who was revered for bravery on the battlefield. He brought Sioux, Arapaho, and Cheyenne tribes together and led a legendary united front against the United States. Here's the truth about his death.
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Here's How Presidential Pardons Really Work
They're not just for Thanksgiving turkeys: presidential pardons have long been a contentious practice, seeming to give a green light for close allies of a sitting President to engage in nefarious dealings with the knowledge that a get-out-of-jail-free card will be waiting for them.
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Rules That Friends Of The American President Have To Follow
There are a few rules that even close friends are subject to when a buddy gets elected president, and it really is a life-changing deal — which means there's stipulations that continue even after their term ends. Here are some rules that friends of the American president have to follow.
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Why A Gynecologist Operated On President William McKinley After He Was Shot
The wounded President McKinley was rushed to Pan-American Hospital and operated on by Dr. Matthew Mann. Mann was a gynocological surgeon who happened to be at the exposition and was the first physician to respond. When Mann opened up McKinley's stomach, he couldn't find the bullet.
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The American President Who Believed Mole People Lived In The Earth's Core
America's sixth president, John Quincy Adams, was known for his intellectual mind and passion for science and exploration. During his presidency, explorers were charting the western frontier like never before, and revolutionary scientific findings were being examined and documented.
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