On this day in 1829, Andrew Jackson is inaugurated for the first time. The event was a raucous affair that would surely never be allowed...

On this day in 1837, United States Senators choose a Vice President of the United States. Wait. What? The Senate chose a Vice President? ...

On this day in 1912, Teddy Roosevelt is shot by a would-be assassin. By then, Roosevelt was a former President, but he was campaigning to...

On this day in 1789, George Washington is unanimously elected President of the United States by the Electoral College. He would be...

On this day in 2000, Americans woke up to something unusual: It was the day after Election Day, but they didn’t yet know the name of...

On this day in 1888, Benjamin Harrison defeats Grover Cleveland for the presidency, despite losing the national popular vote. Cleveland...

On this day in 1924, Calvin Coolidge is elected President of the United States. He’d won 35 states and 382 electoral votes in the...

On this day in 1822, a future President of the United States is born. Rutherford B. Hayes’s election would be one for the record books!...

During this month in 1972, the term “October surprise” came into use. An October surprise, as you may know, is a news story that is held...

On this day in 1838, Victoria California Claflin is born. If you’ve heard of her, then you probably know her as Victoria Woodhull, the...

On this day in 1833, future President Benjamin Harrison is born. He is perhaps best known as one of the few to win the White House with...

On this day in 1924, Calvin Coolidge vacations at his family home in Vermont. He needed a break from his presidential campaign. He was...

On this day in 1912, ex-President Theodore Roosevelt storms out of the Republican Party convention. Perhaps you know that Roosevelt...

On this day in 1825, John Quincy Adams is elected sixth President of the United States. He was selected by the House of Representatives....

On this day in 1860, Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the United States. Such an achievement must have seemed impossible during...

On this day in 2000, Al Gore concedes the presidential election to George W. Bush. The nation had just survived more than a month of...

On this day in 1972, the Democratic Party nominates George McGovern as its candidate for President of the United States. Did you know...