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The United States standard railroad gauge derives from the original specification for an Imperial Roman war chariot.
When John Hancock affixed his famously large signature to the Declaration of Independence, he proclaimed, "There, I guess King George will be able to read that!"
Essay outlines the fates of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
George Washington told of an angel who revealed a prophetic vision of America to him at Valley Forge.
John Hanson was the first President of the United States of America.
The White House obtained its name because it was repainted white after the British burned it in 1814.*
Washington, D.C., has no 'J' Street because city designer Pierre L'Enfant bore a grudge against Chief Justice John Jay.
A death curse threatens U.S. Presidents elected in years evenly divisible by twenty.
Federal law allows only the Texas state flag to be flown at the same height as the U.S. national flag.
A clause in the document annexing Texas to the United States allowed for Texas be divided into five different states.
David Rice Atchison served as President of the United States for one day in 1849.