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Happy birthday to the Founders’ painter, Gilbert Stuart

by NCC Staff

It’s quite possible that many Americans have seen the art work of Gilbert Stuart more than any other painter. But what do you…

Happy birthday to the Founders’ painter, Gilbert Stuart
Remembering Zachary Taylor: Military hero, obscure President

by NCC Staff

On November 24, 1784, future President Zachary Taylor was born in Virginia. Taylor became an unexpected obstacle to slavery’s…

Remembering Zachary Taylor: Military hero, obscure President
The Constitution and federal government shutdowns

by Scott Bomboy

On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution to fund the federal government into early 2024, pending…

The Constitution and federal government shutdowns
On This Day, Abraham Lincoln is elected President

by NCC Staff

On November 6, 1860, voters in the United States went to the polls in an election that ended with Abraham Lincoln as President, in…

On This Day, Abraham Lincoln is elected President
Rutherford B. Hayes: Controversial and little remembered

by Scott Bomboy

Today marks the birthday of the one of the most controversial U.S. presidents, Rutherford B. Hayes, who took office amid a…

Rutherford B. Hayes: Controversial and little remembered
The Emancipation Proclamation’s other anniversary

by NCC Staff

President Abraham Lincoln altered the course of the Civil War and American society when the Emancipation Proclamation was issued…

The Emancipation Proclamation’s other anniversary
Five lessons we can learn from George Washington’s Farewell Address

by Scott Bomboy

On September 19, 1796, a Philadelphia newspaper published one of the greatest documents in American history: George Washington’s…

Five lessons we can learn from George Washington’s Farewell Address
10 birthday facts about President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft

by NCC Staff

William Howard Taft is a truly unique American figure who led two branches of government, was a wrestling champion and the…

10 birthday facts about President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft
The Nixon pardon in constitutional retrospect

by NCC Staff

President Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon on this day in 1974 generated a national controversy, but in recent years, some…

The Nixon pardon in constitutional retrospect
On this day, McKinley is shot while Roosevelt is traveling

by NCC Staff

On September 6, 1901, the popular President William McKinley was shot at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, while his Vice…

On this day, McKinley is shot while Roosevelt is traveling
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