The tradition of using a Bible during the swearing-in goes back to the very first inauguration, but not all Presidents have ...

There are so many traditions on Inauguration Day, but only one is required by law, and that is saying the Oath of Office.

Democratic Party MP Ilenia Malavasi told Euractiv that the proposals appalled and disheartened her. She described them as an ...

The Bible's lex talionis – "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot" (Exodus 21:24-27) – has captured the ...

Some of the most memorable lines in American history have come from inaugural addresses, but our greatest presidents did more ...

In 2007, Time magazine asserted that the Bible “has done more to shape literature, history, entertainment, and culture than any book ever written.” With phrases like “an eye for an eye” and “thou ...

With Trump's presidential inauguration just around the corner, review the history and meaning of Inauguration Day.

(NEXSTAR) – President Donald Trump, when taking his most recent oath of office, did not appear to place his left hand on ...

Today in History for Jan. 19: ...

Not long ago I wrote a book about the political science of Moses as written into law in the form of the Ten Commandments.

The Harlem Renaissance author spent her last years writing about the ancient king. Six decades after her death, her ...

Decades before the start of the Civil War, William Holmes McGuffey was already hitting the ground — not running, but ...