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Only one Supreme Court justice has ever been impeached. His nickname was Old Bacon Face.

September 16, 2019 by Gillian Brockell for The Washington Post

In 1805, Congress tried to remove Samuel Chase from the bench

History Matters
September 16 to September 30, 2019

September 16, 2019

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

To Kill a Mockingbird

September 4, 2019

Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation of Harper Lee's classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," directed by Tony winner...

Labor Day 2019

September 2, 2019

The Grateful American Foundation wishes every person in America a Labor Day of Leisure.

History Matters
September 1 to September 15, 2019

September 1, 2019

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

Patriotic Pick for August 2019

Patriotic Picks

August 16, 2019

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.” Here are three such titles for this...

History Matters
August 16 to August 31, 2019

August 16, 2019

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

Remembering Toni Morrison

History Matters
August 1 to August 15, 2019

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

Historic mansion on land George Washington once owned is set to be demolished

July 22, 2019 by DeNeen L. Brown for The Washington Post

Some in Virginia bemoan losing Collingwood, a Potomac River landmark

50th Anniversary: 1969 Moon Landing

On this day in 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first men to walk on the...

An edible token of esteem: The 1,325-pound cheese given to Thomas Jefferson

July 17, 2019 by Robert Mitchell for Retropolis, The Washington Post

The president’s foes dubbed it the ‘Mammoth Cheese’

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