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Article II
On This Day, Abraham Lincoln is elected President
On November 6, 1860, voters in the United States went to the polls in an election that ended with Abraham Lincoln as President, in…
Rutherford B. Hayes: Controversial and little remembered
Today marks the birthday of the one of the most controversial U.S. presidents, Rutherford B. Hayes, who took office amid a…
The Emancipation Proclamation’s other anniversary
President Abraham Lincoln altered the course of the Civil War and American society when the Emancipation Proclamation was issued…
Five lessons we can learn from George Washington’s Farewell Address
On September 19, 1796, a Philadelphia newspaper published one of the greatest documents in American history: George Washington’s…
10 birthday facts about President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft is a truly unique American figure who led two branches of government, was a wrestling champion and the…
On this day, McKinley is shot while Roosevelt is traveling
On September 6, 1901, the popular President William McKinley was shot at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, while his Vice…
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the limits of presidential power
It was on this day in 1964 that a joint session of Congress approved the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, an act that led to the Vietnam…
Supreme Court rules against Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program
A divided Supreme Court on Friday has struck down an expansive debt-relief program for student loans created during the Covid-19…
Lincoln and Taney’s great writ showdown
On May 28, 1861, Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney directly challenged President Abraham Lincoln’s wartime suspension of…
How the Supreme Court upheld Social Security
On May 24, 1937, the Supreme Court decided in two separate but related cases that the Social Security Act of 1935 was…
