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

The Last of the "Log Cabin Presidents" James Garfield was the last president to be born in a log cabin. When James was born in 1831, Ohio was on the edge of the American frontier and had been a ...

Presidents’ Day is coming up on Feb.17, making it the perfect moment to reflect on the wisdom and inspiration of presidential ...

But James Garfield, before being elected president, had a busy political career that often kept him from home. "It is a pity," he once wrote, "That I have so little time to devote to my children." ...

Rutherford B. Hayes declined to run again, so the Republicans turned to James Garfield, who was attractive, eloquent, and untainted by scandals. Although Garfield followed tradition by not campaigning ...

Handwriting (symbols) was first used in 3100 BC for list making. It was a counting of beer rations for workers.

A year after the national centennial, a long-time member of the House of Representatives and future president of the United States reflected on the development of the American legislature.

President Joe Biden, one of four presidents born in the 1940s, is already one of the 10 longest-living presidents. He turned 82 in November. John F. Kennedy, at 46, and James Garfield, at 49 ...