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The Four Eras of Congress’ Evolution—and Devolution

Professor Joseph Postell has edited a new volume in our Core Document Collection, Congress (now available for pre-order). The collection documents  dramatic changes in Congress’ role and function as successive generations…
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John Winthrop’s Vision of a Commonwealth Based in Charity

In 1630, before or during the trans-Atlantic voyage made by a group of Puritans who…

A Step Toward Self-Government: The Founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Today is the 385th anniversary of the Cambridge Agreement signed by the shareholders of the Massachusetts…

Woodrow Wilson Asks Americans to Remain Neutral on War in Europe

The First World War began one hundred years ago this month. In the first four…

Two Male Assists to the Women’s Suffrage Movement

On this day in 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, effectively granting…

The Supreme Court Ruling that Led to Nixon’s Resignation

Forty years ago, on August 9, 1974, President Richard Nixon became the only chief executive…

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, 50 Years Later

On the 50th anniversary of the Gulf of Tonkin incident, which led to a vast…