In keeping with the cliches that history repeats and there's nothing new under the sun, here are 6 quotes from the presidents that are just as appropriate now as they were when the words were first uttered. The men who create power make an indispensable contribution...
Fresh on the heels of the Historical Anniversaries Calendar, I present to you the Everything Is History 2011 Presidential Calendar. This calendar is full of historical facts, and over 50 pictures related to the President of the United States, including each president...
Marbury v. Madison was a landmark Supreme Court case that established the doctrine of judicial review. In a nutshell, judicial review is the idea that the courts can examine the actions of the legislature and the executive, and in some cases even invalidate those actions...
A reader sent me a presidential bloopers video last week, and it was so hilarious that I wanted to have a post made up of nothing but presidential bloopers. It just goes to show that the most powerful man in the world is not necessarily foolproof, nor is he always the...
[caption id="attachment_3518" align="alignright" width="186" caption="Image courtesy of minifig/Flickr"] [/caption] Yesterday's post about the Tea Party movement somehow denigrated into an argument about immigration. I, of course, chose the polemic side of the argument...
[caption id="attachment_3435" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834)"] [/caption] The term "Founding Father" generally conjures up images of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, and of course John Hancock, creator of the...
[caption id="attachment_3423" align="alignright" width="199" caption="John, Bobby, and Edward Kennedy"] [/caption] When people discuss the Kennedys, it usually starts with JFK and ends with Teddy. Somewhere in the middle, we might discuss Bobby, but generally only in...
The elections of 2000 and 2004 were nothing short of amazing considering how hotly contested they were. Unfortunately, that's more of the rule than the exception. Here are a few scenarios which will make you question the American electoral system. 1796: John Adams vs...
This article is a guest post by Pat Garland. If you're interested in posting on EiH, contact me for more details. Days after the Medal of Honor actions cited previously, during the Battle of El Caney, another black regiment, the 25th US Infantry, was honored: The American...
