Four years after George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, momentum in Washington to pass sweeping reform in the Minnesota man's name has almost faded away completely. Thedeath of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, in May 2020 sparked outrage and calls for change. Sensing the...
Johnson was also the first U.S. president to be impeached — and Mr. Trump is the third, following Bill Clinton. Before Johnson, only two previous presidents had snubbed their successor's inauguration. John Adams left Washington in 1801 before the ceremony for Thomas Jefferson, who had defeat...
- Location: Washington - Recreational visits in 2021: 17,855 The top of Desolation Peak provides beautiful views of the North Cascades range, which contains one-third of all the glaciers on the mainland United States within its 789 square miles. The peak offers literature fans an added thrill...
In 2014, as Univision anchor Jorge Ramos pressed him on the high number of deportations during his presidency and accused him of "destroying many families," Mr. Obama grewvisibly frustrated. Mr. Obama strongly defended his record on immigration, citing his creation of the Deferred Action for Ch...
The physical demands of this last struggle for the union accelerated Clay’s decline. He had long been confined to his rooms at Washington’s National Hotel when tuberculosis finally killed him in June 1852. His death was sobering for the country. Clay was the second member of the Great Triu...