By Linda Goin on 16 March 2009
On this day in 1751, James Madison was born on a Port Conway, Virginia plantation.
Posted in Today in History | Tagged Constitutional Convention, Federalist Papers, James Madison, President of the United States
By Staff Reports on 10 March 2009
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History announced it has found a “secret” message engraved in President Abraham Lincoln’s watch by a watchmaker who was repairing it in 1861 when news of the attack on Fort Sumter reached Washington, D.C.
Posted in People, Things | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Fort Sumter, President of the United States
By Staff Reports on 11 January 2009
In celebration of the forthcoming Inauguration of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, APVA Preservation will offer a unique look back at the famous Inauguration of 1801, featuring Mark Greenough as the Great Chief Justice, John Marshall, and Bill Barker as President-Elect Thomas Jefferson.
Posted in Events, News | Tagged Barack Obama, John Marshall, President of the United States, United States Supreme Court, William & Mary College
By Staff Reports on 8 January 2009
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NMAH) celebrated its grand reopening with a special display of the Gettysburg Address in November 2008. This copy of the Gettysburg Address is on loan from the White House collection for limited public viewing through the generosity of First Lady Laura Bush. The document was on view in the museum’s new Albert H. Small Documents Gallery through Jan. 11, 2009.
Posted in News, Things | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address, Library of Congress, President of the United States
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