11/18/2013 - 20:00
If you were once taught that President Abraham Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address on the back of an envelope while en route to Pennsylvania, you are in good company.
11/15/2013 - 06:43
He served in office for only three years, but authors continue to examine and re-examine the life, death and legacy of John F. Kennedy. The 50th anniversary of his assassination on Nov. 22, 1963, disgorged a torrent of books about the 35th president.
11/08/2013 - 08:04
Political pundits spent every minute of the past six months interpreting Virginia’s hotly contested gubernatorial race between Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, and Ken Cuccinelli, a tea party Republican. But as the dust settles and the campaign signs are plucked from the ground, McAuliffe will take office facing tough economic issues.
10/23/2013 - 11:14
It is one of American history’s most famous events: The Continental Army’s winter at Valley Forge. And it is commemorated in one of the nation’s most famous paintings:
The Prayer at Valley Forge.
10/11/2013 - 13:52
Two new films offer different perspectives on riveting historical events.
09/30/2013 - 20:00
Thomas Jefferson has one. Abraham Lincoln has one. So do Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and 15 other presidents.
01/14/2014 - 06:32
On its website, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History notes that one of its most popular exhibits is called
“The First Ladies.” That exhibition received an update Jan. 14, when Michelle Obama’s gown from President Barack Obama’s second inauguration went on display.
10/25/2013 - 09:00
Here is a random sampling of recent news and commentary that has a connection to American history. The focus is on the founders, with forays into other periods.
