James K. Polk was born on November 2, 1795, in a log cabin in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, the oldest of 10 children. He ...

Martin Van Buren studied law and held various political positions before serving as U.S. senator, as secretary of state and ...

The crisis had begun with slavery. Of the more than 3 million Black Americans in 1848, nearly 90% were held in bondage. They lived and worked on Southern farms owned by the same white men who claimed ...

There was confusion about whether Tyler would be the next president since the Constitution was unclear about presidential ...

Polk County Schools Superintendent Fred Heid cited state law and a legal ruling in saying the County Commission is required ...

Musician/actor Kendall Schmidt turns 35 and actor Luna Lauren Vélez turns 61, among the famous birthdays for Nov. 2.

On Nov. 2, 1947, Howard Hughes built and piloted the world's largest airplane, the 200-ton flying boat Spruce Goose, on its only flight, at Long Beach, Calif ...

President Trump has said he feels an “obligation” to watch in person as the US Supreme Court on Nov. 5 weighs his powers to impose tariffs.

President Trump’s new trade deal with China reduces tariffs and resumes soybean purchases. Iowa farmers welcome the move but ...

After 200 years, the daughter of an American president is back home in Virginia. Eliza Monroe Hay was the daughter of founding father and fifth U.S. President, James Monroe. Due to her mother’s ailing ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James was greeted by a cheering crowd outside a Virginia federal courthouse after she pleaded not guilty Oct. 24 to charges of bank fraud and making false statements ...