OK, Martin Van Buren was never initialized. But you are far from alone if you know nothing about our eighth president. Advertisement Article continues below this ad In 2014, Time magazine named ...

As the purpose and meaning of the 14th Amendment are once again debated, it’s well worth learning more about one of its primary authors: George S. Boutwell.

Poultney was anchored by Green Mountain College until 2019. Now — like many other small New England towns left with gaping ...

Double jeopardy: An undocumented Portuguese man in Rhode Island faces deportation for a second time. He re-entered the US and ...

Despite his administration’s successful push in outlawing bigamy and legalizing divorce, President Martin Van Buren (whose nickname was “Little Magician”) is hardly remembered for his policies.

Leader’s yearlong examination of Lexington’s 250 years of history examines the story of Charlotte Dupuy, who sought her ...

Weakening the professional civil service could turn back the clock to an era when government was rife with corruption.

The president, who has flirted with regal rhetoric, wants a historic copy of America’s founding document placed in the Oval ...

This small occupant of an office once held by big people (from Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, James Madison, James Monroe, ...

So numerous were the removals in the city of Washington that the business of the place seems paralyzed.” No, that isn’t an ...

Decline in Murders: Murders declined at a remarkable rate in America in 2023, with statistics showing the largest one-year ...