Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a ...

Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are producers on Death by Lightning, a Netflix historical show whose ...

For decades, Americans have gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to watch the inauguration of the incoming ...

Garfield at a Washington, D.C. railroad station. Garfield would not survive his injuries, making his vice president, Chester A. Arthur, head of state. On Sept. 20, 1881, then-Vice President Arthur ...

In the 1800s, the main job requirement for most federal employees was loyalty to the newly-elected president. But after a ...

In a world where parents prefer unique baby names with meaningful origins, there’s no better source of inspiration than the land of the free and home of the brave.

Signed into law by President Chester A. Arthur, it enacted a 10-year ban on Chinese laborers immigrating to the United States. Non-laborers also found it extremely difficult to enter the country ...

Controversial plans for new bus stops on a Northwich estate have been put on ice due to concerns from local councillors and residents.

Actually, there is no compelling evidence that any president added “so help me God” before September 1881, when Chester A. Arthur was sworn in after the death of James Garfield. But it was important ...