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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.

On display in Washington, D.C. are the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and another document that details a fundamental institution in American life: baseball.

A hungry congressman didn’t get the breakfast he ordered. So he shot the waiter.

Back in 1941, a get-together that should have been fraught with uneasiness didn't turn out that way, which is surprising given the participants: President Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin.

Samuel Cutler Ward, also known as the “King of the Lobby,” is credited with shaping the craft of lobbying. And like lobbyist and former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, he also had some seriously expensive tastes.

Samuel Cutler Ward, also known as the “King of the Lobby,” is credited with shaping the craft of lobbying. And like lobbyist and former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, he also had some seriously expensive tastes.

A stamp collector’s discovery of the “Inverted Jenny” stamp created a headache for the U.S. Postal Service.

Mister Rogers’s approach to dealing with tragedy began with the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.

The Alderson Federal Prison Camp has a history filled with powerful women who both pushed for the walls to be built there and served time within them.

During the American Revolution, more patriots died as prisoners of war in or around New York City than died in combat.