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The Watergate scandal didn’t actually result in Richard Nixon’s impeachment—but it did generate months of riveting congressional hearings.
The Watergate scandal didn’t actually result in Richard Nixon’s impeachment—but it did generate months of riveting congressional hearings.
Seated proudly at the west end of Washington, D.C.’s National Mall, the Lincoln Memorial is one of the most beloved American monuments. Here are a few things to know on its 100th anniversary.
After two terms, all Truman wanted to do was visit diners on a cross-country road trip.
Ulysses S. Grant was a complicated man in one of the most complicated times in United States history.
The average height of the U.S. presidents is 5 feet 10 inches, but there have been plenty of outliers in American history.
The Watergate scandal forever changed the public's opinion of the government and took down dozens of political careers in its wake. Find out more about the scandal that rocked Washington back in the '70s.
Starting now, you can save up to $700 during Purple's President's Day sale on mattresses, bed frames, and bedding bundles.
History classes haven't done a great job of ridding these popular presidential myths from the American consciousness.
In 1952, Carter—then a Naval officer—was lowered into a nuclear reactor to avert a disaster. His urine became radioactive.
From heart-wrenching memoirs to socially conscious fiction, the list of Barack Obama's favorite books from the past year will definitely add more titles to your TBR pile.
Dolly Parton, of 'Jolene' and Dollywood fame (among many, many other things) may get her Presidential Medal of Freedom yet.
Franklin Pierce was, by all measures, set up for a life of military and political success, the height of which he achieved when he took the oath of the nation's highest office on March 4, 1853. Here's what you should know about "Fainting Frank."
At the height of the Civil War, a soldier advocacy group displayed a sculpture made from the presidential follicles of Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary to raise money for troops. Now it's a historical curio.
Just as much a symbol of the presidency as the White House itself, Air Force One is probably the world’s most recognizable plane.
James Garfield kept detailed diaries from his teen years right up until the day before his assassination.
With History by Mail, you'll receive recreations of historical documents every month to collect, display, and obsess over.
Six months after JFK’s assassination, a staff member lent his Harvard cardigan to a cold CBS cameraman. It could now fetch $35,000.
The White House’s location hasn’t ever changed, but it’s seen a lot of renovations in its 229 years.
The Neglected Presidents line over at the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum gives the spotlight to Chester A. Arthur, Calvin Coolidge, and more.
'Law & Order: SVU' is known for its shocking twists, but in 2016 the show featured a surprise of a different variety: A cameo appearance from then-VP Joe Biden.
In another era, Abraham Lincoln could have made for a great 'Dateline NBC' producer. The future president once penned a true crime tale based on a murder case he worked on as a lawyer.
When entering his second term, Richard Nixon was worried a surplus of pigeon poop would ruin his inauguration. But even in death, these pigeons would have their day.
In the weeks leading up to his inauguration on March 4, 1857, James Buchanan was recovering from a disease that got hundreds of people sick in Washington, D.C.
Presidents Day is a federal holiday, so lots of government-run offices are closed. Retailers, on the other hand, are not.