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On December 12, 2000, the Supreme Court ended a Florida vote recount in the presidential election contest between George W. Bush…
On November 24, 1784, future President Zachary Taylor was born in Virginia. Taylor became an unexpected obstacle to slavery’s…
On November 6, 1860, voters in the United States went to the polls in an election that ended with Abraham Lincoln as President, in…
Today marks the anniversary of the deadly duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. What caused the sitting vice president…
It was on this day in 1801 that the House finally decided a tied presidential election because of a constitutional flaw: the…
On December 4, 1839, the Whig Party held its first national convention, an important milestone in its rise to political power.
On March 29, 1961, Ohio and Kansas voted to ratify the Constitution’s 23rd Amendment. Today, that amendment remains obscure and…
On Wednesday, Joseph R. Biden Jr. becomes the 46th President of the United States. Here is a look at some facts about the…
On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, Congress will meet as required by the Constitution to certify the winner of the presidential…
Ted Cruz and other senators are requesting a special electoral commission to investigate the fairness of votes in the 2020…
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