In the 1800s, the main job requirement for most federal employees was loyalty to the newly-elected president. But after a ...

James and Lucretia Garfield had seven children, five of whom survived into adulthood to make a lasting impact on their country. The passing of the Garfield's first and last children at ages ...

The Last of the "Log Cabin Presidents" James Garfield was the last president to be born in a log cabin. When James was born in 1831, Ohio was on the edge of the American frontier and had been a ...

A year after the national centennial, a long-time member of the House of Representatives and future president of the United States reflected on the development of the American legislature. “Coin ...

Rutherford B. Hayes declined to run again, so the Republicans turned to James Garfield, who was attractive, eloquent, and untainted by scandals. Although Garfield followed tradition by not campaigning ...

The upcoming limited series will explore the "epic and stranger-than-fiction" story of the 20th president of the United States, James Garfield, and his assassination at the hands of his greatest ...

Jackson was the first Black police chief for the City of Columbus and the longest-serving police chief in the city's history. He was 91.

Donald J. Trump made history on Jan. 20 when he became the first convicted felon to take the presidential oath of office. Speaking from the Capitol in Washington—the same building that was infamously ...