The Civil War general was elevated to general of the armies of the United States, a title his admirers had long sought.

Kennedy, who was 43 years old at his inauguration; Bill Clinton, who was 46; and Ulysses S. Grant, who was also 46. Why are ...

For much of his life, Ulysses S. Grant failed at every occupation he tried. But in the United States Army, his remarkable talents as a soldier and leader saved his country from falling apart.

Ulysses S. Grant continued the American tradition of electing military figures as presidents—those men who led and won key battles in war. Attempting to be apolitical, Grant campaigned on the ...

President Ulysses S. Grant greeting a Japanese delegation in the White House, from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 23, 1872 The president is both a national spokesman and a world leader.

A man stabbed his neighbor to death at a downtown apartment complex after an argument over loud music, police said.

Columnist, author, and linguist Richard Lederer spent about six months writing his latest book, “American History for ...

However, only one can lay claim to being the favorite of a legendary Civil War hero and U.S. president. Ulysses S. Grant was ...

Retired Adm. William McRaven, the former commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, sees Trump as "a disturbed 15-year ...

More than 150 years after Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting despite being a woman, Americans take to the polls on the ...

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