250 Years of Government

Less than two months into his presidency, JFK signed Executive Order 10924, formally creating the Peace Corps as an agency within the U.S. State Department. By the end of 1961, 750 inaugural Peace Corps volunteers had served in 13 countries.

Growing up in the Bronx, Sonia Sotomayor was a Yankees fan. Little did she know that she would play a role in saving the entire sport.

Ulysses Grant took an unconventional path to the White House, rising from a leather goods salesman to a general in a matter of months.

On Oct 14, 1964, Robert F. Kennedy gave a landmark speech to police chiefs, taking a strong stand against organized crime.

When President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981, it helped other parts of American society to accept desegregation.

Presidents have been pardoning turkeys every Thanksgiving for decades, but how did this tradition get started?

Before becoming the 50th state, Hawaii endured a controversial and long fought battle for statehood.

The White House is meant to reflect its occupant, and when a new president comes to town, things have to be changed very quickly.

When John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt spent three nights in Yosemite, it would soon pave the way for a National Park Service.

The Easter Egg Roll is an annual White House tradition dating back over a century, but how did presidents start hosting this egg racing ritual?