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The ascension of Ohio Senator JD Vance from, as he was dubbed by much of the American media, white working class-whisperer author of Hillbilly Elegy to Donald Trump’s 2024 nominee for vice ...

Pence and Sessions are but two prominent Americans in and out of politics today who continue refueling a centuries-old controversy over the role of religion in American life.

Comparing Kennedy's death to Lincoln's gives you a host of weird coincidences. Some examples are: Both Presidents were shot in the back of the head, on the Friday before a major holiday, while ...

In 1993, Anthony Summers, in his book Official and Confidential: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover, claimed that Hoover did not pursue organized crime because the Mafia had blackmail material on him.

Rethinking the job of history — and the American Historical Association — after the veto of the Gaza “scholasticide” resolution.

Mr. Stern taught African American history at the college level for a decade before becoming historian at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum (1977–1999)—where he designed the museum’s ...

Two and a half million people visit the Alamo each year where, according to its website, “men made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom,” making it “hallowed ground and the Shrine of Texas ...

Toward the end of the 19th century, as job opportunities expanded for women and people of color, it became harder to find a cook who was willing to work long and hard hours for limited wages.

Related Link Papyrus Referring to Jesus’ Wife Is More Likely Ancient Than Fake, Scientists Say . The belief that religious figures should be celibate began long before the birth of Christianity ...

Is it Muslim or Moslem?When Baby Boomers were children it was Moslem. The American Heritage Dictionary (1992) noted,"Moslem is the form predominantly preferred in journalism and popular usage ...

Reagan rode the white backlash—along with other major issues, to be sure—farther than anyone else ever did in American history, before or since.