Our Worst President — and No it is Not George W. Bush
One of the many heated debates of historians today involves arguing who the greatest President of the United States was. Americans are attracted to good … Read more
One of the many heated debates of historians today involves arguing who the greatest President of the United States was. Americans are attracted to good … Read more
COMMENTARY | When Abraham Lincoln was elected to the U.S. presidency in 1860, it was akin to lighting a fuse on a keg of gunpowder. … Read more
Candidates: Democratic Party: James Buchanan (Pennsylvania) and John Breckenridge (Kentucky) Republican Party: John Fremont (California) and William Dayton (New Jersey) American (Know Nothing) Party: Millard … Read more
In the decades leading up to the American Civil War, the nation experienced crisis after crisis as politicians endlessly debated and citizens took arms against … Read more
While every U.S. president strives for greatness not everyone succeeds. Sometimes the pressure of the job is too much and the wrong decisions are made. … Read more
In 1857 a landmark case in American history before the American Civil War took place. Dred Scott was a slave who was raised in a … Read more
With Barack Obama in the White House, the government’s main website has undergone some changes. It’s appearance is more formal and stately, and the Whitehouse.gov/kids … Read more