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Article II
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…
10 fascinating facts about President Ulysses Grant
Today marks the birthday of Ulysses Grant, who played a unique role in American history. Here is a look at a military leader who…
10 facts about Thomas Jefferson for his birthday
On the occasion of Thomas Jefferson's birthday, we have 10 interesting facts about the versatile Founding Father.
On this day: A tied presidential election ends in Washington
It was on this day in 1801 that the House finally decided a tied presidential election because of a constitutional flaw: the…
The Gadsden Purchase and a failed attempt at a southern railroad
On December 30, 1853, a treaty was signed where Mexico sold the United States 29,000 square miles of territory for what eventually…
America’s “forgotten war” ended on this day, and few people knew
On December 24, 1814, the Treaty of Ghent officially ended the War of 1812, but the delayed news couldn't stop nearly 1,000…
On this day, the Louisiana Purchase is completed
Life in the newly formed United States changed forever on December 20, 1803 when the American flag flew over New Orleans,…
On this day, the Whig Party becomes a national force
On December 4, 1839, the Whig Party held its first national convention, an important milestone in its rise to political power.
