Lewis and Clark Expedition Begins Voyage to the Pacific Coast
“Ocian in view! O! the joy,” wrote William Clark in his journal, but the next day, Nov. 8, 1805, Lewis and Clark realized they were …
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Little v. Barreme: SCOTUS Finds that the POTUS does not have “Inherent Authority” or “Inherent Powers” that Allow him to Ignore a Law Passed by the US Congress
Many people know the first Supreme Court decision to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional (It’s Marbury, of course), but few people could identify the …
Marbury v. Madison: The Supreme Court Case that introduced Judicial Review
The first pivotal case by a young U.S. Supreme Court was Marbury v. Madison – a landmark case in United States law and in the …
Thomas Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address
Thomas Jefferson FRIENDS AND FELLOW-CITIZENS, Called upon to undertake the duties of the first executive office of our country, I avail myself of the presence …
John Adams moves into the Newly Constructed White House
On November 1, 1800, President John Adams, in the last year of his only term as president, moved into the newly constructed President’s House, the original …
The Coup of Napoleon Bonaparte
In November 1799, in an event known as the coup of 18 Brumaire, Napoleon was part of a group (the Jacobins and Freemasons) that successfully …
The United States Civil Flag of Peacetime
We the People of the United States, actually have two national flags, a civil flag for peacetime and a military flag for times of war. …
John Adams: “We have no Government armed with Power capable of contending with human Passions unbridled by morality and Religion…”
Source: The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States, CF Adams, ed., Vol. 9, p. 229, Oct. 11, 1798, Boston: Little, Brown, …
Inaugural Address of John Adams
INAUGURAL ADDRESS IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1797 When it was first perceived, in early times, that no middle course for America …
William Paley: “Condemnation before investigation is the height of ignorance”
This is the story of a famous quotation and the environments in which it has adapted and survived. To the 20th and 21st centuries, the …