President George Washington issued his Farewell Address on this day in history, Sept. 19, 1796. He spoke proudly of the new ...

Surprising facts about the Electoral College's origins and evolution—and just who is an elector—to ponder alongside giving a watch to One Person, One Vote? on PBS.

Written in 2017 and premiering on Broadway in 2019 with author Schreck playing the lead, the play is a semi-autobiographical ...

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From 1781 to 1789, the Articles formed an alliance among the 13 founding ... the Articles created the strongest confederation ...

On Sept. 17, 1789, the British astronomer William Herschel discovered Saturn's "Death Star" moon, Mimas. Of course, "Star ...

L egal experts across the political spectrum expressed alarm when the U.S. Supreme Court, ruling on Donald Trump’s claims to ...

When I turned 19 years old, I moved to Sioux Center from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Before then, I spent my first year of ...

In 1776, British forces occupied New York City during the American Revolution. In 1789, the U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs was renamed the Department of State.

Showing the range of Duke scholarship, new books by university authors providing a variety of reading materials, from poetry ...