At some point in every U.S. history classroom across America, students are confronted with the same question: What does it ...

William H. Gray III represented Pennsylvania’s 2nd Congressional District. He was the first African American to chair the House Budget Committee and serve as majority whip, the House’s third-ranking ...

John Gray’s address to those attending Reclaim the Enlightenment’s celebration of Bastille Day may be of interest. On the ...

Newport hanged 26 pirates at Gravelly Point in a public spectacle that ended the city’s pirate-friendly reputation.

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