Charlie Brogan

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Abigail Adams was just as much a founding mother as her husband John Adams was a founding father. Like him, she was there from the very beginning when the first foundations of the United States were laid. While John debated independence in...

In historical surveys, Andrew Johnson has been consistently ranked as one of the worst presidents for well over 150 years. But despite his bad reputation, there is much more to the life of Andrew Johnson than these rankings suggest.Andrew Johnson was...

The Wild West had more than its share of rough and tumble characters, some of them more intriguing than others. But few were quite as formidable as Chief Joseph. He led his people through one of the most challenging periods of their existence, when...

Mrs. Orcutt’s Driveway

Mrs. Orcutt’s Driveway

In the Mojave Desert of the 1960s, Margaret “Bonnie” Orcutt—an elegant widow and harpist turned desert homesteader—refused to be erased. When the U.S. government sought to bulldoze her land for highway expansion, she fought back with determination,...

In the 250-year history of the United States, there have been many first ladies, but Nancy Reagan remains one of the most memorable. She and her husband ushered in the 1980s, and during this time, Nancy herself became the public face of many important...