This topical category is for articles and content that focus on U.S. history.
A death mask of the fifth President of the United States, James Monroe.
A look at the artist who crafted life masks of eminent Americans from the early Republic.
The July 4 death and extraordinary life of James Monroe, the 5th President of the United States.
A poem by the elder Oliver Wendell Holmes.
President Biden was born closer to Lincoln’s assassination than to his own inauguration. This inspired a study…
A look back at one of the worst fires in U.S. history – 114 years to the day.
A (less) famous portrait of George Washington as President in Masonic regalia.
(Post)man’s best friend.
〜New AND improved〜
“It has been named ‘Billy Possum,’ and for the present is to be retained in Rebecca’s cage.”
“[S]aved from death by President Coolidge’s distaste for that particular delicacy.”
〜A seasonal children’s poem〜