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Mary Todd Lincoln Portrait Revealed as Hoax
Just in time for the 203rd anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on February 12, news broke of a hoax involving a well-known portrait of his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln.
Facts About the Bill of Rights on Its 220th Anniversary
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, known collectively as the Bill of Rights, became law on December 15, 1791.
Do U.S. Presidents Age Faster While in Office?
A human longevity expert assessed the longstanding theory that the stresses of the job make American presidents age more quickly.
A History of White House Attacks
Last week’s White House shooting wasn’t the first time the executive mansion has come under fire.
Pentagon Papers Fully Declassified on Famous Leak’s 40th Anniversary
On the 40th anniversary of their leak to the public, the Pentagon Papers have been declassified and released in their entirety.
125 Years Ago: Nice Day for a White House Wedding
Grover Cleveland became the first and only president to be married at the White House when he wed Frances Folsom 125 years ago.
How the U.S. President Became the Nation’s Star Athlete
What’s up with Obama’s ping-pong and JFK’s touch football? Just ask Teddy Roosevelt.
Memo from 1944 Warned FDR Would Likely Die in Office
In July 1944, nine months before Franklin Roosevelt’s death, a doctor who had recently examined him wrote a memo warning that the president could not survive a fourth term in office.
Trove of Thomas Jefferson’s Books Discovered
Dozens of books that once belonged to Thomas Jefferson have surfaced at Washington University in St. Louis, where they have been keeping a low profile for 131 years.
Lincoln Documents Accompanied Donner Party on Its Grim Journey
Researchers have uncovered an unlikely connection between a young Abraham Lincoln and the ill-fated Donner Party.
