John Lewis was among hundreds of peaceful protesters who were crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, when they were met by brutal police violence. What gave him the courage to stand ...
Calvin Coolidge was sworn in to his second term as the 30th president exactly 100 years ago. It turns out "Silent Cal" had a ...
In 1945, a 36-year-old composer who was serving in the Army was invited to conduct the Boston Pops. He decided to write some music for the occasion, and a clock popped into his head. John Dickerson ...
Read Across America Day coincides with Dr. Seuss's birthday. Though designed for children, the day does what most of Seuss' ...
President Trump has often been able to defy political gravity. Will that be true when it comes to the economy? John Dickerson ...