Comforter-in-Chief
Grieving Nation Looks to President. One of the unofficial duties of the president is to serve as the ceremonial head of the government. Often time […]
Political History
Presidential Pardons
Excusing Federal Convicts. The Constitution gives the president the power to pardon criminals who committed crimes against the United States, so only federal crimes. This […]
Pearl Harbor
A Day That lives in Infamy. On this day, Dec. 7th, in 1941, the Imperial Army of Japan attacked the Pearl Harbor U.S. naval base […]
Department of Veterans Affairs
An entire department devoted to veterans. In the spirit of Veteran’s Day, formerly Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War I, let’s take a look […]
Constitution Day
September 17 is nationally recognized. On this day in 1787 the Framers of the Constitution signed the final draft of the document in Philadelphia’s Independence […]