Carolyn Johnson is a science reporter. She previously covered the business of health, the pharmaceutical industry and the affordability of health care to consumers. Before coming to the Post ...

The brief experiment with a department of education was born in 1867 and enacted by Southern Democrat President Andrew ...

Explore the iconic landmarks in Tennessee, from Graceland to Beale Street and Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Enjoy the rich ...

Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named "transitional" president after leading the overthrow of the Assad regime. The country's de facto leader is appointed seven weeks after his faction overthrew Bashar ...

However, there are still “History Happenings” to enjoy in the month of February, including Tipton-Haynes and the Tri-Cities Civil War Round Table.

echoing concerns once voiced by President Andrew Jackson in 1837. An observant analysis by Professor Emeritus of History Daniel Feller noted the thematic resonance between Biden's farewell and ...

President George Washington granted an amnesty to those who participated in the Whiskey Rebellion; Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson issued amnesties to those involved with the ...

Signed a year after the Civil Rights ... “Signed by President Johnson that early autumn Friday in 1965, Executive Order 11246 became a key landmark in a series of federal actions aimed at ending ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended President Trump’s sweeping pardons of those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including numerous people who violently attacked police officers.

“Let’s get this war, which never would have started if I were President, over with,” he said. House Speaker Mike Johnson ... Donald Trump revoked a 1965 civil rights executive order Tuesday ...

The Civil War freed 4 million enslaved people ... juries and elected officials. On Dec. 25, 1868, President Andrew Johnson issued a full pardon to all former Confederate soldiers who had ...

Opinion:State legislators should not also be paid advocates for issues under consideration Consider the historical precedents: post-Civil War, President Andrew Johnson used his pardon power to pardon ...