POLITICS

Our 26th president was a man of action who chased down boat thieves, knocked out an armed man, helped save football, and inspired the teddy bear.

Without federal employees watching, visitors are leaving garbage—and their feces—everywhere.

Abraham Lincoln's successor—and the first United States president to be impeached—liked to tend to a family of mice.

Our 20th president never actually pursued the presidency.

"This is maybe the most important time to re-release this film," director Steven Spielberg said.

Hester Pulter broke convention—and the expectations of her gender and class—by writing about science and politics.

Among those who don't believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing JFK, the same names keep popping up.

The greatest speech in American history had a tough act to follow.

During colonial times and in the earliest days of the U.S., a small number of women managed to vote despite circumstances stacked against them.

The Italian dictator was very fond of 'Les Misérables.'

Here's where to see the top hat Abraham Lincoln wore on his final night, and more.

When oppressive laws stopped Danes from flying the flag of Denmark, they found a new way to sport their country's colors—a pig.