Public policy debates on issues such as citizenship, tariffs and education can be enriched by considering the historical context.

Here's the forecast as of Wednesday, Jan. 15: According to the National Weather Service, normal weather for presidential inaugurations in Washington, D.C., is: President William H. Taft's ceremony ...

Ulysses S. Grant, our 18th president, entered the earthly stage as Hiram Ulysses Grant. When his name was mistakenly entered on the West Point register as Ulysses Simpson Grant, he eagerly ...

That title goes to William H. Taft's presidential inauguration in 1909. That year, the ceremony was still being held on March 4, but based on the weather that day, you would never guess the date ...

The weather forecast in Washington, D.C., calls for a high of 24. That's much colder than the predicted high of 70 at Trump's Florida estate.

The worst weather for an inaugural came in March 1909, when 10 inches of snow forced William H. Taft to move indoors to be sworn in.

The U.S. Atlantic Fleet arrived off Key West for winter training. The Battleship Maine, which had been in Key West since ...

Richard Nixon provided 926 pardons before his resignation, John F. Kennedy issued 575, Warren G. Harding granted 773, William H. Taft gave 831 and William McKinley issued 446.

Which president had the longest inaugural address? Which has been sworn in the most? Which ended the ceremony’s top-hat ...