Abraham Verghese, Soumya Swaminathan, Anirudh Kanisetti, Aruna Roy, Shashi Tharoor and other voices will exchange ideas on ...

America made its history as the first Black person, Barack Obama, was sworn in as the 44th president of the country. In front ...

Who Was Abraham Jakub Stern? Abraham Jakub Stern (alternatively spelled Avraham Ya’akov Shtern) was a mathematician, translator, mechanical engineer, and a leading figure in the Haskalah.

This Day in History: Dec. 26, 1862 — Most commonly revered as the United States President who freed the slaves, Abraham Lincoln is known for something different in Indian Country.

According to the U.S. Department of State, in 1789 George Washington began the tradition of taking the oath with a hand on the Bible. Presidents can choose another book, for example, John Quincy Adams ...

Given its enormous place in American and world history, it is an oratorical masterpiece, and aside from its social impact and ...

Which president had the longest inaugural address? Which has been sworn in the most? Which ended the ceremony’s top-hat ...

The tradition of using a Bible during the swearing-in goes back to the very first inauguration, but not all Presidents have ...

authored a paper on the early history of streets in Bloomington. He stated that Lincoln Street was named in 1856 for Abraham Lincoln at the same time that Buchanan, Fremont, and Bissell streets ...

When Abraham Lincoln was preparing his speech for his second inaugural in 1865, historians think he cut the sentences and ...