Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a professional, merit-based civil service since shortly after the Civil War.

“I really wish the Jews again in Judea an independent nation,” Adams wrote to Noah in an 1819 letter. Which is cool until you ...

On the morning of July 2, 1881, a man wearing a black slouch hat and a ... During his campaign against John Quincy Adams, he had accused the federal bureaucracy of working against his election.

Jaden Smith is wearing a house on his head ... PERFORMANCE #9: Plenty of cowboy hats were on display when Shaboozie took the stage, first introing with a bit of "Good News" before a lively ...

"It's strange that we don't think of women as producers like Quincy (Jones ... who takes the stage wearing a hennin, a cone-shaped hat with a veil worn by women during the Middle Ages.

Smith is still banned from the Oscars after the incident, but on Sunday, he took to the stage at the Grammy awards to present a tribute to the late Quincy Jones. "In his 91 years, Q touched ...

On JFK’s May 29 birthday, his home state also honors favorite sons John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Calvin Coolidge ... But Lincoln stands head, shoulders and stovepipe hat above the rest when it ...

So did John Denver and Elton John ... Sprinkled throughout the performances were tributes to the late, great producer Quincy Jones. Michael Bublé covered “Fly Me to the Moon,” Jennifer ...

When John Quincy Adams left the White House after his defeat in the election of 1828, he thought his public life had ended.

If John Quincy Adams had retired after his service in the administration of President James Monroe, his reputation might ...

One of America’s greatest love stories can be understood through more than 1,000 eloquent letters that were sent between John ...