Whether measured by campaign advertising, candidate visits, organizational effort or nervous obsessing over poll results, ...

After the war, the state of Tennessee would have to rewrite its constitution to allow for the franchising of its formerly ...

Le Lyonnais was making its first trip from America to Europe in 1856 when it collided with another ship and sank.

A marine salvage firm has found the wreck of a long lost French steamship about 200 miles off New Bedford, Massachusetts ...

Next is Franklin Pierce.Prior to becoming the 14th president, Pierce served in the New Hampshire legislature as a ...

Democracy in America: what is it? Whatever it is, we know that it is under siege. Barely a moment goes by these days without ...

All but 16 of 132 people on board perished when Le Lyonnais sank in 1856 off Massachusetts. Now a New Jersey dive team has ...

Elections are the foundation of representative democracy. Your right to have a say at the ballot box was paid for with blood ...

A research team in New Jersey has discovered the remains of a steamship that went missing in 1856 off the coast of ...

The “richest town” can look quite different from state to state, with some being far wealthier than others. For instance, the ...

Following the election of 1860, the so-called fire-eaters of the planter class had a problem. Even though Lincoln was not ...

Kenyon students made history by waiting in line for up to 11 hours to cast their ballots on Election Day. The New York Times, NPR and Associated Press covered the story, capturing the enthusiasm and ...