The Medal of Honor is the only American military decoration worn around the neck rather than pinned to the uniform. Each of ...

Washington reviewing the troops As commander in chief, George Washington reviewed the western army at Fort Cumberland, ...

The breakup of Yugoslavia during the early 1990s led to the creation of five new national currencies in Slovenia Bosnia and ...

Wooden bowling pin used in the White House during Harry S. Truman's administration, about 1951 Truman installed the first ...

Truckers' protest poster The increasing influence of the federal government over the economy has led many Americans to expect ...

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That symbolic power has also spawned an entire industry devoted to the preservation of America's collective memory through ...

In 2013 the U.S. government released a redesigned 100 dollar note made from paper with enhanced security features, including ...

As the nation's official hosts, the president and his family are responsible for receiving a wide variety of dignitaries at ...

John and Abigail Adams moved into a partially completed White House in late 1800. Construction started eight years earlier, ...

Presidential leadership has often been met with contentious political debate. But when Americans look back in history, this ...

The Disability Rights Movement, organized in the 1970s, has been similar to other movements in important ways. Attitudes ...