For more than four decades, former Chief Photographer Tony Spina captured some of the most iconic moments in the city's ...

Or alternatively, presidents who were more accomplished (Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Harry Truman). Clinton never served in the military and was often derided by his political opponents as ...

Harry S. Truman took over as president in April ... Here, he shares a few words with the priest afterward. JFK wears a white tie tuxedo while his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, dons an elegant white ...

Calvin Coolidge's 1925 inauguration was the first to be broadcast on radio. Harry Truman's 1949 inauguration was the first to be televised. Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration was the first to be ...

NEW YORK -- William E. Leuchtenburg, a prize-winning historian widely admired for his authoritative writings on the U.S.

In a dramatic escalation of tensions, Yemeni forces launched a fierce missile and drone assault against the USS Harry Truman in the ... signs order to declassify JFK, MLK assassination files ...

1973: At Richard Nixon’s second presidential inauguration, flags are flown at half-staff in mourning for former President Harry Truman. 1986: The first federal holiday honoring Martin Luther ...

What traditions they choose to follow — or not — reveal a bit about who they are. Harry Truman, for example, opted for a smaller service back home in Missouri. “Truman did not see himself as ...

Kennedy, brother of the late Robert F. Kennedy. Former President Harry S. Truman had created a similar honor, the Medal of Freedom, in 1945 to recognize civilians for significant contributions ...

Her gowns were designed and made entirely in the US. No inaugural ball was held when President Harry S. Truman was sworn in shortly after Roosevelt's death in 1945. Bess Truman wore a matching ...