Today, all American citizens are eligible to vote irrespective of race and gender, but that hasn’t always been the case.
Looking now to “Old Rough and Ready” - Zachary TaylorPrior to becoming the twelfth president Taylor joined the military at ...
John Brough founded The Cincinnati Enquirer in 1841. But his victory in the strange Ohio governor’s race during the Civil War ...
Perhaps that is why, in private conversations, almost no one we talk to—not other analysts, diplomats, or ...
The term "coattail" has been around since the 1600s, but it wasn't until the mid-20th century that it was used in the political context to describe a president's ability to influence down-ballot races ...
Young Hickory left office in 1849 in poor health, retiring to Tennessee where he died three months later; The shortest ...
Elections are the foundation of representative democracy. Your right to have a say at the ballot box was paid for with blood ...
The tradition of voting on Tuesday, a remnant of America's agrarian past, underscores the need for modern reforms to enhance ...
Author Linda Ambrus Broenniman shares her thoughts on writing a family history for a family she never knew she had.
When French singer-songwriter Yseult Marie Onguenet – known mononymously as Yseult – sang Sinatra’s My Way at the end of the ...
1848 - Algeria becomes a department of France, an integral part of France itself. It is a destination for hundreds of ...
The term “coattail” has been around since the 1600s, but it wasn’t until the mid-20th century that it was used in the political context to describe a president’s ability to ...