There is no shortage of firsts, lasts, onlys, mosts and nevers in White House history. But there are plenty of surprises.

September is the perfect time to learn something new. Why, you ask? Well, the start of a new academic year often motivates ...

James Madison was the shortest president. Standing 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing about 100 pounds. proof that good things ...

The Battle of Glengarry was demonstrated each day. The battle never actually happened but is the name given to the annual ...

When President John Adams moved into the White House in 1800, few rooms were habitable, the furniture was in disarray, and fires had to be kept burning to help dry out the plaster. It was quite a ...

People tend to say "bruh" when something absurd happens. But would you say there's a historical moment that deserves such a ...

Cochrane’s Royal Canadian Legion kicked off National Legion Week with a bang on Sept. 20 with its fifth annual Legion Show.

This is the sixteenth year the Glengarry Pioneer Museum will recreate early the 19 th century, where visitors can enjoy ...

A Virginia child’s measles case exposed 1,000 people, triggering a $223,000 contact tracing effort, as Sen. Kaine warns of ...

Over 230 years ago on Sept. 18, 1793, the construction of the U.S. Capitol building began with George Washington laying the ...

Settlement in Quincy and Western Illinois was closely tied to land bounties the U.S. Congress awarded to volunteer soldiers ...