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When a House Painter Failed to Assassinate President Andrew Jackson, It Was the First Such Attempt in U.S. Presidential History
Duel pistols were no match for the White House incumbent, who fended off the assailant with his cane on this date in 1835 ...
The civil service was once politicized. Then a president was assassinated.
Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a professional, merit-based civil service since shortly after the Civil War.
Chilling cries of father who was brutally strangled to death in his own garden by murderer after row at the pub as his killer is jailed for 18 years
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT*** Vengeful Kevin Horswill, 51, used an item of Richard Langley's clothing to strangle him for up to ...
How to celebrate Black History Month in the D.C. area
Over the next four weeks, the D.C. area comes alive with events highlighting contributions made by the Black community, ...