James Madison University is named after the fourth president of the United States, but its mascot is named after the ...

Enjoyed by all echelons of the populace, whiskey was a particular favorite among many American presidents, a taste dating all ...

Technology — some new, some not so new — is allowing archaeologists and historians to tell fuller, more accurate stories ...

On this date in 1787, the Constitution of the United States was adopted at the final meeting of the Constitutional Convention ...

The Democrats’ repositioning as the party of “normalcy” undercuts its history of emancipatory social movements and ...

The Founders abhorred a judiciary more loyal to the Crown than to the rule of law. But now the independent system they ...

The Urbana Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution met Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at 6 p.m.

The week of Sept. 17-23 is set aside as Constitution Week, celebrating the most influential legal document in America.

U.S. Constitution Week begins Tuesday. As historian Paul Johnson notes in his book, “A History of the American People,” “The (Constitutional) Convention met in Philadelphia again and sat for four ...

The Declaration stated that men are equal and should be allowed to live freely. The Constitution is a guide for how to govern while retaining the concepts of equality and freedom.

As historian Paul Johnson notes in his book, “A History of the American People,” “The (Constitutional ... Benjamin Franklin, and James Madison, who is often called the “father of the Constitution” for ...

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