Each summer finds millions of Americans locked in a costly and frustrating battle to remake their personal patch of the environment. They want soft, close-cropped grass, uniformly green, unsullied by dandelions, shaded by trees. But where did this ideal come from? Did anybody ever say this was how a lawn had to look? It turns out somebody did, and not that long ago.
Rarely has the full story been told about how a famed botanist, a pioneering female journalist, and First Lady Helen Taft battled reluctant bureaucrats to bring Japanese cherry trees to Washington.
The world’s most prominent actress risked her career by standing up to one of Hollywood’s mega-studios, proving that behind the beauty was also a very savvy businesswoman.
Often thought to have been a weak president, Carter was strong-willed in doing what he thought was right, regardless of expediency or the political fallout.
Why have thousands of U.S. banks failed over the years? The answers are in our history and politics.
In his Second Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln embodied leading in a time of polarization, political disagreement, and differing understandings of reality.