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Postal voting can trace its roots to soldiers voting away from home during the Civil War and World War II. In the late 1800s, some states extended postal voting to

Five hundred and thirty-seven votes. That’s all that separated Democrat Al Gore and his Republican challenger George W. Bush when, on November 26, 2000, three weeks after polling day, the

Since 1852, 35 people have been given the great honor of lying in the state: 12 presidents, two vice-presidents, plus members of Congress, unknown soldiers, military heroes, a town planner

It is only since 1869 that nine judges have been appointed to the Supreme Court. Previously, Congress regularly changed the number of judges to meet its own partisan political goals,

Content 1. The burning of the great library of Alexandria 2. The Great Fire of London 3. The Great Fire of New York 4. The Great Chicago Fire 5. Triangle

The Hatch Act was enacted in 1939 to prevent federal employees from engaging in political activities while they are on the job. It was also designed to ensure that federal

When the United States finally decided to enter World War I in 1917, there was opposition at home from those who wanted America to remain neutral in the European conflict

On September 20, 1973, in a high-profile “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match, top player Billie Jean King, 29, defeated Bobby Riggs, 55, a former No. 1 ranked male player.