On Dec. 1, 1824, it became clear that none of the four candidates for president would receive the needed number of electoral votes to be elected.

On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a Black seamstress, was arrested after refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a ...

Retired Magistrate Judge James Cott recounts a tour he recently took at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home in ...

In the tapestry of American politics, two remarkable father-son duos stand out—the Adamses and the Bushes. The legacy of the ...

Corning (Adams County) invites an encounter with another iconic American personality, Johnny Carson, TV host and comedian.

There is nothing “pragmatic” about engaging in a conflict where only one side, the United States, is armed, and the factual basis for the conflict is created  out of whole cloth.  It wasn’t pragmatic ...

Since the 12th Amendment separated out the votes for president and vice president only two sitting vice presidents have been elected president: Martin Van Buren (1836) and George H.W. Bush (1988).

When we picture a U.S. President, the image of a strong Commander-in-Chief often comes to mind—a leader responsible for ...

The House of Representatives has censured members of Congress for their actions and alleged misconduct nearly 30 times since 1832. When the House censures a member for their conduct, it is a ...

First lady Melania Trump helped organize a state dinner for the Saudi crown prince. She wore a green gown. What to know about ...

QUINCY, Mass. — Quincy leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new park honoring former President John Quincy Adams in Quincy Center on Hancock-Adams Common. The park pays tribute to America’s ...

Today, we celebrate the 290th birthday of President John Adams, a Founding Father whose intellect, integrity, and devotion to country helped secure America’s independence and strengthen the foundation ...