Inauguration day will begin at 8 a.m. with a prayer service. At 11 a.m., John Horhn will take the oath of office, along with ...

Newly elected local officials across the country take their oaths of office on June 30, 2025, marking the start of their ...

Napoleon Sarony, “The Declaration of Independence,” 1843–1853. Harry T. Peters, “America on Stone.” Lithography Collection. Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History This hand-colored ...

John Adams praised his “accurate Judgment, in Cases of Difficulty” and described him as “one of the most sensible men in the world.” Sherman and his committee drafted what came to be known as the ...