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 ...

The city unveiled its newest historical marker at the site of the former Columbia Female Institute off West 7th Street on ...

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.

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

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

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

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 ...

Anna Swan married Martin Van Buren Bates in London. It was an eye-catching wedding — as both the bride and the groom stood almost 8 feet tall and, in fact, the bride was a bit taller. Anna stood 7 ...