The inaugural U.S. presidential election, held between 1788 and 1789, involved only 10 participating states, with George Washington widely expected to win. While the outcome was largely predetermined, ...

Tariffs are built into the DNA of the American Republic. The Tariff Act of 1789 was America’s seminal legislative achievement, and even the staunchest free traders among the Founding Fathers, like ...

Many believe this is the most pivotal election of their lifetime. But just how pivotal is it when compared to all 59 previous ...

George Washington stood on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City on April 30, 1789, and took the oath ...

Approximately 227 years ago, in 1797, George Washington became the first U.S. president to voluntarily cede the presidency to ...

In 1789, electors chosen by 10 states cast ballots and elected George Washington as our first president of the United States. America’s first election would not fit the modern definition ...

James Madison’s missus was the very busy Dolley Madison. When the Brits invaded DC, Dolley managed to save the Declaration of ...

In the 19th century, the United States was not considered a "great power" like Britain, Russia or Austria-Hungary. But somehow it beat all of them to become the dominant global superpower by the ...

When people talk about America and when people talk about democracy ... during the violent and terrorist French revolution of 1789. Tocqueville was convinced that there were many pitfalls along ...

Since the adoption of the Constitution in 1789, the United States has been regarded as a model of democracy and civil society ...

Companies are already scrambling to avoid Trump tariffs. Here's how they could play out in Donald Trump's second term.

UPPER SADDLE RIVER — It was a winding path that led the Rev. Leah Ennis-Gasero straight to her new parish as the first female ...