02/15/2016 - 16:12
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia had a storied career as lawyer, law professor, Court of Appeals judge and general counsel for the White House Office of Telecommunications Policy before being appointed to the high court by President Ronald Reagan.
02/08/2016 - 20:29
This week's news is dominated by the New Hampshire primaries, so here is a political question: Who was the only president born in the Granite State?
02/06/2016 - 20:00
During the Republican presidential debate Feb. 6, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey challenged the credentials of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
02/04/2016 - 16:56
Every day, students find our website through search engines. Often, they are researching homework questions.
01/25/2016 - 13:32
Every day, tourists in Washington, D.C., walk by the statue of an American general who was not only a key figure in World War I, but also a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and, briefly, a presidential contender.
01/19/2016 - 10:15
A children’s book that depicts George Washington's enslaved chef smiling while making a cake for the first president has been pulled from distribution by Scholastic Publishing.
01/11/2016 - 23:19
The State of the Union address has become a tweetable moment, an opportunity for history buffs, politicos and anyone else with a smartphone to engage in poignant and not-so-poignant one-liners.
01/08/2016 - 15:51
Question: Researchers are discovering clues about prehistoric migration through: A. hieroglyphic maps; B. primitive street signs; C. bacteria.
01/04/2016 - 13:16
A 60-year-old document reveals nuclear plans of the U.S. government in the event of war and details a strategy that would have included destroying population centers.