His Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in 1906, for his work in settling the Russian-Japanese War. He was the first American to win the prize and did so by mediating between representatives of the two ...

Grover Cleveland has been called “the last good Democrat,” “the last Jeffersonian,” and “the last good president from a classical-liberal perspective.” ...

Originally, Mount Rushmore was supposed to depict heroes of the Wild West. In the end, the sculptor settled for four American ...

The 21st Great Americans Day, held Tuesday, gave fifth grade students from Joplin and Carthage a chance to hear stories of Americans who became great for what they did, the challenges they overcame ...

As I have noted in prior columns, President Teddy Roosevelt is my third favorite, after George Washington and Abraham ... Jackson-Lincoln-Roosevelt (both Theodore and Franklin) line of thinking.

In a corner of South Dakota, four presidents get a lot of attention. Mount Rushmore is the most visited National Memorial ...

Nearly a century ago, the historian John Bach McMaster surveyed the first 138 years of the presidency and hazarded a ...

Donald Trump’s rococo Oval Office decorations are old-fashioned and un-American.

It wasn’t just George Washington that made third terms rare — presidents and governors wear out their welcome. It’s a timely matter since President Donald Trump regularly raises the possibility ...

Carved into the stone of the Black Hills of South Dakota, four faces look down upon this great nation: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt. Four American ...

From his childhood, Samuel Clemens was devoted to showmanship, exaggeration and the joy of a tall tale.

"Armed Forces Day, above all, honors the dedicated individuals who wear the uniforms of their country. Each serviceman, ...