President Johnson shocked the U.S. when he announced he wouldn't run for a second full term—but the First Lady had seen the decision coming.
Melissa August
Civil War hero William Belknap was the first cabinet member impeached. Alejandro Mayorkas is the second. Belknap's case is much wilder.
Many Americans think of the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debate as the first televised presidential debate. But some argue the first came four years earlier.
Vice President Kamala Harris broke John C. Calhoun's record for most tiebreaking votes cast as Vice President.
This isn't the first time Americans have worried about balloons: a Japanese balloon bomb killed five people in the U.S. during World War II.
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Margaret O'Brien shares her recollections of working with Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli—and why she thinks the film's charm endures.
VP Mike Pence said it would be "unprecedented in history" for him to summoned to speak before the Jan. 6 Committee. Historians disagree.
The children of Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, Natalie Wood, Judy Garland and more on special memories of their parents' classic holiday films.
Elkton, Md., was one of the busiest "marriage mills" due to its geography and the lack of a waiting period.
Charlie Brotman once again served on Wednesday as the "Inaugural Parade Announcer." It marked his 16th time, for 11 different Presidents.
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The 2020 World Series is not the first instance of America's pastime facing disruption in a moment of global pandemic.
President Wilson never uttered a single public statement about the pandemic that killed about 675,000 Americans. Here's why.
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