James Madison suggested the idea of developing a congressional library at the new capital Washington City. Before that, the ...

We should then have only to include the North in our confederacy . . . and we should have such an empire for liberty as she ...

Explore the historic Maryland landmarks that shaped America's history; the rich heritage and significant contributions of ...

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The United States was the first to declare war ... to go to war and defend its recently won independence. But the June 1812 vote to go to war only narrowly passed the House and the Senate ...

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(NEXSTAR) – The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike upward in most states, according to the Centers for ...

In 1812, Swiss scholar Johann Ludwig Burckhardt found himself standing at the entrance to a wadi, a dry-river valley, where his Bedouin guide had led him. Picking his way over the rocky canyon ...

A map shows the states that are gaining more ... The findings of the study also reveal that the average cost of moving in the United States is $400. However, the state that came out on top with ...

The Current Temperature map shows the current temperatures color ... In most of the world (except for the United States, Jamaica, and a few other countries), the degree Celsius scale is used ...

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Night - Flurries with a 90% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 33 °F (0.6 °C). Mostly sunny with a high of 42 °F (5.6 °C) and a 88% chance of ...