Five hundred and thirty-seven votes. That’s all that separated Democrat Al Gore and his Republican challenger George W. Bush when, on November 26, 2000, three
Author: Vanniyar Adrian
Since 1852, 35 people have been given the great honor of lying in the state: 12 presidents, two vice-presidents, plus members of Congress, unknown soldiers,
It is only since 1869 that nine judges have been appointed to the Supreme Court. Previously, Congress regularly changed the number of judges to meet
Content 1. The burning of the great library of Alexandria 2. The Great Fire of London 3. The Great Fire of New York 4. The
The Hatch Act was enacted in 1939 to prevent federal employees from engaging in political activities while they are on the job. It was also
When the United States finally decided to enter World War I in 1917, there was opposition at home from those who wanted America to remain
On September 20, 1973, in a high-profile “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match, top player Billie Jean King, 29, defeated Bobby Riggs, 55, a former
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a revolutionary lawyer, longtime advocate for gender equality and public servant who served as a Supreme Court justice for 27 years, died
When naturalists like John Muir first entered California’s Yosemite Valley in the 19th century, they marveled at the beauty of what they believed to be