The first president realized that working with Congress – not alone or against it – was the best way to actually create an ...

Washington, D.C., hasn’t always been the political center of the United States. In fact, nine different cities across the country have served as the nation’s capital at one point or another, even if ...

Longtime maple syrup producer Peggy Simons, who has researched the early history of Wayne County's maple sugar industry, is ...

Another was James Wilson, signer of the Declaration of the Independence and charter member of the U.S. Supreme Court, who started a hemp mill on the Paupack Falls where Hawley later arose.

George Washington was ... to the success of the Continental Army. Both the Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart came from the Badge of Military Merit. It was the first award meant for enlisted ...

President Trump boasted of his accomplishments in his first 43 days in office, comparing the start of his presidency to ...

Congress authorized the use of postage stamps; the first ones went on sale in New York City on July 1. A 5-cent stamp had the image of Ben Franklin; a 10-cent stamp bore George Washington's likeness.