Famous people like Angela Lansbury, Barbara Bush, Dick Van Dyke, Sammy Davis Jr., Paul Newman and Robert F. Kennedy were born ...

It read: “It is my painful duty to inform you of the death today of Calvin Coolidge. . . . There is no occasion for me to recount his eminent services. . . . His entire lifetime has been one of ...

Nearly 100 years ago, President Calvin Coolidge took the same oath of office outside the Capitol. His inauguration was the first to be broadcast live on the radio, and he did not host any ...

"The more absolute the hush, the more shocking the thunderclap. Our masters have not heard the people's voice for generations ...

Most presidents are enigmas. George Washington’s iron self-control made him a mystery. After more than a decade of research that included full access to his subject and those close to him ...

Calvin Coolidge, in his 1929 autobiography, also claims he didn’t use his family Bible when he was sworn in at his family’s Vermont home in the wake of Warren G. Harding’s death.

You would expect a Republican president to name-drop Ronald Reagan. Or Abraham Lincoln. Even Calvin Coolidge. But William ...

The inauguration is really about swearing in the next president, but first ladies throughout history have stolen the show with their inaugural gowns.

Myrtle Perkins celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends at the Cascades at Port Arthur nursing home.

The accomplishments made by the four generations of John Bells are major achievements for their family. Each generation built ...

Inspired by her father’s struggles with literacy, Parton started the Imagination Library in 1995 for children in her home ...