Retropod

In 1925, 30,000 Klansmen descended on Washington, D.C. The city cheered their arrival.

William Liebenow rescued John F. Kennedy from an island filled with coconuts.

Ivanka Trump might be the only first daughter in American history to score a West Wing office, but she’s not the first presidential daughter to wield power in the White House.

In 1951, a televised Senate hearing caught America’s attention.

The most recent British royal wedding puts all eyes on the Windsor family. But perhaps no royal is as controversial as Harry's grandfather, Prince Philip.

Millions of British children were evacuated from London and other cities to escape the horrors of war. But the family separations seemed to impart long-term trauma that was in many cases as severe as if they had stayed behind and faced the bombs.

In 1971, Stephen Burns was 18 years old and a newly minted voter. He was so jazzed to be a part of the Democratic process.

People have long been fascinated by the books presidents choose to read. But how much do reading habits actually reveal about a president?

For over 50 years, the phrase “under God” was not a part of the Pledge of Allegiance. One sermon changed that.

When Harry Truman became president in 1945, Southern members of Congress were delighted. They thought he’d be sympathetic to segregationists. He proved them wrong.