History in the News

Bill Clinton apparently struggled with whether to talk publicly about his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, as his aides were surprised, even dismayed, about his relationship with the 23-year-old. A new documentary focusing on Clinton's life and presidency reveals that he contacted pollster Dick Morris to gauge whether he should come ... (more)

Feb. 13, 1920, Switzerland's official policy of perpetual neutrality is recognized by the League of Nations, the international governing body created at the end of World War I and the precursor to the United Nations.

It's being reported that in his 2013 budget President Obama will propose to increase spending now and reduce the deficit some day.

A recent Harvard report reflects on the success of the SO2 allowance-trading program used to curb acid rain.

PBS is testing the waters with a new way to hook users into tuning into one of its upcoming programs.

"When my dad passes away, it will be the second time he faced death, as he was nonresponsive on an operating table in Belgium after being severely wounded by German artillery fire during the Battle of the Bulge," David Robinson said of his father.

This is a picture of World War I veterans posed in front of the LaRue Civil War veterans building, which was later replaced by a newer building by the veterans of the both World Wars.

NEW YORK -- With Presidents Day weekend coming, it's worth noting that our presidents, no matter what party, seem to agree: Las Vegas and New York City are some of their favorite dining destinations.

City Controller John Liu 's No. 2 is stepping down, dealing a major blow to the scandal-scarred pol and plans to overhaul the city's $120 billion pension system, the Daily News has learned.

Washington: Bill Clinton the former president of United States affair with the Monica Lewinsky which has nearly brought him to down in the year 1998 and also it is going to come into the renewed of focus as his ex-aides has been discussed publicly for the first time on which the 'womanizing' which went on in his The report which was given by the ... (more)

I am so tired of people blaming President Barack Obama for the mess this country is in.

A newspaper story mentions a political party created by African-American voters in Louisville in the early 1920s.

Bill Clinton's political allies were so stunned by the revelation of his affair with the White House intern Monica Lewinsky that they believed the president must have been set up, according to a new documentary about the infamous sex scandal.

Just a little reminder of very important conversation to look back on, as we head into full-on election season mode: Check it out: it's President Clinton ON Fox! He is discrediting Fox and trying to reveal -via the interview, ballsy as he is- the context in which Fox operates: a right-winged agenda, intent on baiting a God fearing public into ... (more)

Santorum was rightly known as a conservative firebrand during his 12 years in the Senate, but the 1998 confirmation vote for Sonia Sotomayor to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals was a notable exception, and so was his endorsement of Arlen Specter's bid for the 1996 Republican presidential nomination.

The House voted last week to grant the president the authority to "line item veto" items in spending bills, a power sought by presidents but one that divides lawmakers.

Archeologists in France have discovered the skeletal remains of 21 German soldiers still in position at the moment of their death and entombed in a perfectly preserved World War I underground bunker.

Is any man's private life a reflection of his character, or of his ability to lead a nation? In the case of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, we Cubans have known for a long time that something was rotten in the Kingdom of Camelot, and that the king himself was rotten to the core.

Barack Obama is no Bill Clinton. Say what you will about Bill Clinton's morals, you cannot deny the man had a keen political eye.

A close-knit band of friends and colleagues around Bill Clinton at the time of the Monica Lewinsky affair will speak publicly for the first time of their disbelief and sense of betrayal this month in a much-anticipated four-hour documentary about the former US president.