In November 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot through the head while motorcading through the streets of Dallas, Texas. The months, years, and decades that followed brought on a…
With hundreds of inhabitants who have lived in the White House, there are bound to be a few tall tales come out of the location. But what stories are real?…
Charles R. Forbes exemplified the administration of President Warren G. Harding, which isn’t really a good thing. He served as the first-ever director of the Veterans’ Bureau the forerunner of…
When John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, he was acting in support of the South, of slavery, and his fervent belief that Lincoln was out…
Few American veterans will ever officially earn both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the title of Crow War Chief. Joe Medicine Crow might be the only one. His other awards include the Bronze Star and the French Légion d’Honneur. Ho…
Though their name is one of the most well-recognized of the Federal Government, little is truly known about the Secret Service. After all, most of their missions, methods, and personnel…
Arguably the most well-known president of the United States is its first leader, George Washington. And while there is much that’s known about him, for instance, that he was married…
Nothing melts soldiers’ hearts more than U.S. presidents appreciating their effort to serve the country in ways that many cannot. As the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, the…
On July 2, 1881, President Garfield was mortally wounded when he was shot only four months into his administration. His assailant, Charles Guiteau, was likely insane. He spent weeks stalking…
In the United States, important political figures are protected primarily by the Secret Service, a department of the U.S. Treasury that is also tasked with investigating crime in the American…