On this day in 1917, President Woodrow Wilson learned of a shocking piece of paper that made America’s entry into World War I…
Daniel Webster was one of the seminal figures of 19th century America as an orator and politician. Perhaps less known is…
On June 2, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed into law the Indian Citizenship Act, which marked the end of a long debate and…
The date of September 13, 1788 isn’t celebrated as a major anniversary in American history, but it was a big day in the creation…
On May 28, 1935, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an important part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s NIRA plan, when the…
On May 11, 1894, several thousand train workers started an unannounced strike at the Pullman Company in Illinois. Over the next…
On March 29, 1961, Ohio and Kansas voted to ratify the Constitution’s 23rd Amendment. Today, that amendment remains obscure and…
One of the broadest acts of presidential power happened on this day in 1917, when President Woodrow Wilson issued an order for the…
It’s a sad day for some historically minded Philadelphians: It's the anniversary of the congressional act that moved the…
Imagine a world with a federal income tax; if you were an American citizen before 1913, with a few exceptions you didn’t have to…
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