The United States of America elected its first president in 1789. President Donald Trump was elected as the nation's 47th ...

With the 1824 election approaching, Secretary of State John Quincy Adams probably thought he was President James Monroe’s ...

Jefferson’s sentiments reflected the prevailing mood of a sizable majority of the country at the dawn of the 19th century: A ...

The former first lady comes back to life for the February events, which feature finger foods and stories of early America.

James Madison suggested the idea of developing a congressional library at the new capital Washington City. Before that, the capital was located in Philadelphia and New York City.

President James Monroe took ... President pro tempore in 1812. He served as minister to France, Secretary of War and then Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Madison and Monroe.

Trump’s misguided belief that inside of every Canadian there is an American waiting to get out is a misconception that is ...

President Trump recently instituted new tariffs on two allies and one adversary: 25% on goods from Mexico and Canada and 10% ...

It was also used by James Madison during the War of 1812, Woodrow Wilson during World War I, and Franklin Roosevelt during World War II. Trump also said that the “United States will once again ...

Others are concerned that starting a trade war with our adversaries will lead ... As a result, Secretary of State James Madison and President Thomas Jefferson crafted the Embargo Act of 1807 ...