In November of 1876, the United States witnessed the closest presidential election in history. Rutherford B. Hayes was the ...

He was born in Virginia, but some say there is a case to be made that he should be considered an Ohio president.

Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a ...

Technically, all three ways of punctuating Presidents' Day are correct. "Presidents' Day" implies celebrating more than one ...

After marching through downtown in support of Republican presidential nominee Rutherford B. Hayes, the legendary humorist called for an end to the spoils system. "We will not hire a blacksmith who ...

The Oscar-winner, 66, learned her relative is one of the most important people in history during an appearance on PBS's hit ...

In a world where parents prefer unique baby names with meaningful origins, there’s no better source of inspiration than the land of the free and home of the brave.

Darrell Rollin Hoyer, age 82, of Batesville, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati with his wife by his side. Born in Osgood, Indiana, on October 28, 1942, he ...

Grant suggested that his successor, Rutherford B. Hayes, take the oath of office two days early to ... He previously announced he was commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death ...

Grant suggested that his successor, Rutherford B. Hayes, take the oath of office two ... the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life ...

four Presidents - Rutherford B. Hayes in 1877; Woodrow Wilson in 1917; Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957; and Ronald Reagan in 1985 - took the oath privately before the public inauguration. Also ...