What the Children’s Bureau Teaches us About Promoting Federal Programs
A woman makes a sign for the Children's Bureau in Washington DC in November 1923. Universal History Archive/Universal Images ...
What Happened to Turtle Soup? How a Dish Became a Delicacy Then Disappeared
Turtle meat was part of Indigenous people’s diets in both North America and the Caribbean before Europeans ever arrived, and ...
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How a Stuffed Animal Named Billy Possum Tried—and Failed—to Replace the Teddy Bear as America’s National Toy
In 1909, wealthy widow Susie W. Allgood marketed a plush marsupial inspired by President William Howard Taft. But children ...
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Protesters gather at William Howard Taft National Historic Site to protest DOGE federal workforce cuts
Protests occurred at the William Howard Taft National Historic Site over the weekend.The protests come as part of a larger coordinated national protest that was seen on Saturday over the firing of ...
Opinion: How the history of judicial elections led to the $100 million Wisconsin race
Both sides are expecting decisions in the battleground state that will affect future presidential and congressional races.
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113-year-old great grandmother reunites with family in Long Island after long battle for visa
An immigrant and her family are sharing the incredible story of their long battle to get her to the United States from ...
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President Taft's San Francisco Presidential Parade - 1900s Historical Footage
This black-and-white footage from 1911 captures U.S. President William Howard Taft's arrival in San Francisco. A ferryboat carries the president into the city's dock, where he disembarks at Pier 12.
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South Bay History: William Howard Taft was the 1st U.S. president to visit San Pedro
A little less than a year after being elected the 27th president of the United States in 1908, William Howard Taft planned an official trip to Los Angeles that included visits to not only the city ...