The limited historical drama from "Game of Thrones" co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss chronicles the assassination of ...

Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are producers on Death by Lightning, a Netflix historical show whose ...

After President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, California leaders explain the state's unique ...

Donald Trump is waging war on the civil service in the name of efficiency. But Washington created the modern civil service to make the government efficient in the first place, ending a patronage ...

For decades, Americans have gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to watch the inauguration of the incoming president, with some noteworthy exceptions.

Garfield would not survive his injuries, making his vice president, Chester A. Arthur ... protect and defend The Constitution of the United States.” Five days later, he would address Congress ...

In a world where parents prefer unique baby names with meaningful origins, there’s no better source of inspiration than the land of the free and home of the brave.

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

Signed into law by President Chester A. Arthur, it enacted a 10-year ban on Chinese laborers immigrating to the United States. Non-laborers also found it extremely difficult to enter the country ...

On his first day back in the Oval Office, Donald Trump issued 51 executive orders, 12 memorandums and four proclamations, according to the White House website.

An oil painting of George Washington taking the oath of office as the first president of the United States on April 30 ... added “so help me God” before September 1881, when Chester A. Arthur was ...

President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration comes at a pivotal time in American history. Insulated from controversy, Trump ...