taraMar 30, 20193 minThis Day in History: Ronald Reagan survives an attempt on his lifeOn this day in 1981, Ronald Reagan is shot by a would-be assassin. The President was then leaving an event at the Washington Hilton Hotel...
taraMar 28, 20193 minThis Day in History: President Andrew Jackson is censuredOn this day in 1834, President Andrew Jackson is censured by the U.S. Senate. “[W]e should not be at all surprised,” one columnist scoffe...
taraFeb 25, 20193 minThis Day in History: Abraham Lincoln escapes an assassination attemptOn this day in 1861, President-elect Abraham Lincoln attends church services at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. He’d just...
taraFeb 21, 20193 minThis Day in History: John Quincy Adams passes awayOn this day in 1848, former President John Quincy Adams suffers a stroke while speaking on the floor of the House of Representatives. He ...
taraJan 29, 20193 minThis Day in History: William McKinley, one of our lesser-known PresidentsOn this day in 1843, William McKinley is born. He is one of those Presidents that you don’t hear too much about, perhaps in part because ...
taraJan 19, 20192 minThis Day in History: President John Tyler, “His Accidency”On this day in 1862, former President John Tyler passes away. You probably don’t know too much about Tyler. His presidency was fairly unr...
taraJan 7, 20192 minThis Day in History: George Washington marries Martha Dandridge CustisOn this day in 1759, George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis. They had known each other for less than 10 months, and Martha had...
taraDec 7, 20183 minThis Day in History: Pearl Harbor prompts George H.W. Bush to enlistOn this day in 1941, the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. That surprise attack changed everything, of course, and many Americans rushed to e...
taraNov 12, 20183 minThis Day in History: John Adams makes a dangerous voyage with his young sonOn this day in 1779, a 12-year-old John Quincy Adams prepares to make a dangerous Atlantic crossing with his father, John Adams. “This mo...
taraNov 6, 20183 minThis Day in History: Abraham Lincoln elected President of the United StatesOn this day in 1860, Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the United States. Such an achievement must have seemed impossible during hi...
taraSep 12, 20183 minThis Day in History: Senator John F. Kennedy weds Jacqueline Lee BouvierOn this day in 1953, then-Senator John F. Kennedy weds Jacqueline Lee Bouvier. The newlyweds had so many wedding guests that it took them...
taraSep 8, 20183 minThis Day in History: Gerald Ford pardons Richard NixonOn this day in 1974, President Gerald Ford grants a “full, free, and absolute pardon” to former President Richard Nixon, who then faced p...
taraJul 5, 20183 minThis Day in History: The tragic death of Calvin Coolidge’s sonOn this day in 1924, President Calvin and First Lady Grace Coolidge tend to their son at Walter Reed Army hospital. Their teenaged son wa...
taraJun 30, 20183 minThis Day in History: President James Garfield’s assassin is hangedOn this day in 1882, Charles J. Guiteau is hanged for the assassination of President James Garfield. Would you believe that Guiteau shot ...
taraJun 20, 20183 minThis Day in History: Would Taft have been elected President without his wife?On this day in 1886, future President William Taft marries Helen (“Nellie”) Herron. Taft might never have been President but for his choi...
taraJun 8, 20183 minThis Day in History: Andrew Jackson passes awayOn this day in 1845, Andrew Jackson passes away. The former President had lived long enough to see one last victory: He wanted Texas to j...
taraMay 4, 20183 minThis Day in History: Abraham Lincoln’s burial — and an attempt to kidnap his bodyOn this day in 1865, Abraham Lincoln is buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. Did you know that an attempt was later mad...
taraApr 13, 20183 minThis Day in History: Thomas Jefferson is bornOn this day in 1743, Thomas Jefferson is born. You already know that he drafted the Declaration of Independence. But did you know that he...
taraApr 5, 20182 minThis Day in History: George Washington & the first presidential vetoOn this day in 1792, George Washington issues his first presidential veto. The subject of vetoes had long been a touchy topic in the Amer...
taraMar 7, 20182 minThis Day in History: Abigail & John Adams, a love story of the RevolutionOn this day in 1777, future President John Adams writes three letters to his wife, Abigail Adams. The partnership and marriage between th...
