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The Last of the "Log Cabin Presidents" James Garfield was the last president to be born in a log cabin. When James was born in 1831, Ohio was on the edge of the American frontier and had been a ...

In the 1800s, the main job requirement for most federal employees was loyalty to the newly-elected president. But after a ...

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Who killed John F. Kennedy? Decades after the President’s assassination on November 22, 1963, a botched investigation clouds our conclusions about the crime.

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A year after the national centennial, a long-time member of the House of Representatives and future president of the United States reflected on the development of the American legislature.

Handwriting (symbols) was first used in 3100 BC for list making. It was a counting of beer rations for workers.

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