President Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon on this day in 1974 generated a national controversy, but in recent years, some…
On this day in 1917, President Woodrow Wilson learned of a shocking piece of paper that made America’s entry into World War I…
On February 2, 1848 the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in Mexico without President James K. Polk’s knowledge. The United…
On March 10, 1848, the Senate approved a treaty that led to California and much of the Southwest joining the United States. But…
On December 24, 1814, the Treaty of Ghent officially ended the War of 1812, but the delayed news couldn't stop nearly 1,000…
Life in the newly formed United States changed forever on December 20, 1803 when the American flag flew over New Orleans,…
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