British-born Thomas Paine helped inspire the 13 English colonies to declare independence and form the United States of ...

As the only president elected to four terms and who saw the country through two of its greatest cataclysms — the Great Depression and World War II — biographies of Franklin Roosevelt were certain to ...

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A mall in Northeast Philadelphia is now up for sale. Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc., shared that Franklin Mall, which sits on 137 acres off the Roosevelt Boulevard, is seeking a new owner. Formerly ...

HYDE PARK, N.Y. — The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in the town is set to host a full day of holiday-themed events on Saturday, Dec. 13, an announcement said The lineup of ...

If there were any doubts that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was one of the greatest scoundrels of American political history, David Beito's new biography should settle the issue. Beito—whose ...

Crowds used to fill Franklin Field every Thanksgiving to watch the Quakers take on the Big Red. It was a holiday matchup that ran consecutively for 43 years, starting back when the stadium opened in ...

In 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving a week early to extend the Christmas shopping season. The change was politically divisive, with about half the nation's governors adopting the ...

In President Franklin Roosevelt‘s White House, it was known as “Proclamation 2373.” In American culture, it swiftly became known as “Franksgiving” and was one of the most unpopular decisions made by ...

He was born in Weirton, W.Va. on Oct. 27, 1932, the son of Leonidas and Irene Epitropoulos Manolakakis Manios of Karpathos, Greece, and moved to Warren in 1941. Frank graduated from Warren G. Harding ...

During Franklin D. Roosevelt's 12 years as U.S. president, cars became far more than just transportation at the White House. They served as symbols of visibility, security, and presidential authority.

When the United States was deep in the grip of the Great Depression, families across the country needed comfort. They wanted something familiar at the dinner table that didn’t drain already tight ...