Photo: Eleanor Roosevelt and Margaret Chase Smith on "Face the Nation" in Washington, D.C., 11 November 1956. Credit: National Archives and Records Administration; Wikimedia Commons.

Margaret Smith First Woman Elected to Both the House and Senate

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An article about Margaret Chase Smith becoming the first woman elected to both the U.S. House and Senate in her career... (Read More)

Photo: the 980-sq. ft., one-story house in the Hillcrest neighborhood of Little Rock where Hillary Rodham and Bill Clinton lived from 1977–1979 while he was Arkansas Attorney General. Credit: Wasted Time R; Wikimedia Commons.

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Genealogy: Her Paternal Family History

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Photo: Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Credit: Neelix; Wikimedia Commons.

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In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about presidential candidate Donald Trump’s genealogy... (Read More)

Photo: Robert F. Kennedy, 1968. Credit: Evan Freed; Wikimedia Commons.

Robert F. Kennedy Dies after Shooting

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An article about the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy on 5-6 June 1968... (Read More)

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Photo: President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Credit: White House; Wikimedia Commons.

Death of Ex-President and General Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Article about the death of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States... (Read More)

Photo: Eleanor Roosevelt and Fala in Hyde Park, New York. Credit: National Archives and Records Administration Link.

5 Facts about Presidential Wives

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In this article – in honor of Women’s History Month – Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about some of the nation’s First Ladies... (Read More)

Photo: Frederick Douglass. Credit: C.M. Battey; Wikimedia Commons.

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By Scott Phillips on February 20, 2014

An article about Frederick Douglass, an African American abolitionist, reformer, orator, writer, and advocate for the equal rights of all people... (Read More)

Photo: Abraham Lincoln, by Alexander Gardner, 8 November 1863. Credit: Mead Art Museum; Wikimedia Commons.

Abraham Lincoln Facts: The Life of a Legend Infographic

By GenealogyBank on May 28, 2013

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