For decades, Americans have gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to watch the inauguration of the incoming ...
It was important in Cold War America to prove that it was a Christian nation, so a new story was added to the American creation myth: Through the nation's history, all presidents invoked God as part ...
The phrase ‘so help me God’ is believed to be a part of the presidential oath ever since George Washington is said to have ...
Malaria in "Puck" Magazine. Public Domain. After taking the oath of office, the first thing James Garfield did was bend down to kiss his mother Eliza on the cheek. She was the first mother of a ...
(THE CONVERSATION) On Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump will take the presidential oath of office ... Arthur was sworn in after the death of James Garfield. But it was important in Cold War America ...