Next year, 2026, marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the United States. The History Channel’s new docuseries “Thomas ...

Thomas Jefferson embodies within his own life the most profound contradictions of American history: as the author of ...

It’s incredible. On February 11th, Jefferson Parish will celebrate our 200th birthday,” said Jefferson Parish President ...

Today is the 216th birthday of Abraham Lincoln. It’s a date in 1809 that he shares with another famous figure of the 19th century, Charles Darwin. But it was also ...

Aside from being the United States' first secretary of state (under George Washington) and our third president, Thomas Jefferson is perhaps best known for his deep love of food, gardening ...

When the election of 1800 produced no clear winner, the House of Representatives decided the outcome. It voted for Thomas Jefferson as president and Aaron Burr as vice president. Jefferson called his ...

The Age of Experiments/The Pursuit of Happiness” Friday, February 7 at 9:00 pm In part two: Jefferson was responsible... Read More ...

Jefferson Hall opened in 1921 and was named after the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson Hall has a history. It was nearly destroyed in a fire in January of 1983, and re ...

Ms. Schiff, the author of “The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams,” is at work on a book about Benjamin Franklin. “How do you like our new Constitution?” Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Adams in ...

President Thomas Jefferson. In the American republic’s early days, a seat on the United States Supreme Court was not the coveted plum that it is today. The first three chief justices each served ...