On NOVEMBER 21, 1620, according to the "New Style" Gregorian Calendar, the Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact and began their Plymouth Colony.
Of the 102 Pilgrims, only 47 survived till Spring.
At one point, only a...
During the days of America's founding, colonies would declare:
days of prayer when times were bad;
days of fasting when times were real bad; and
days of thanksgiving when things...
In 1534, England had officially established the Church of England. A revival movement to "purify" the Church of England was led by "Puritans."
Other groups simply separated themselves, meeting in secret, being referred to as "Separatists." Members of...
Senate Democrats and Republicans reached a late-night agreement Wednesday, allowing votes on President Joe Biden's district court nominees while leaving four appellate court vacancies...
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston declared Tuesday that the city would resist President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed deportation agenda, promising that Denver's police and citizens would...
Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, are reportedly leaving the town in response to fears of deportation following Donald Trump’s election as president. The small city of 60,000 has seen an influx of 15,000 to 20,000 Haitian migrants over the past four years under federal Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
Boston’s Democrat Mayor Michelle Wu declared on Sunday that her city will not cooperate with the Trump administration’s planned mass deportation efforts, even as Massachusetts faces alarming cases of illegal immigrants with criminal charges being released back into communities.
President Joe Biden faces increasing calls from anti-death penalty advocates to commute the sentences of all federal death row inmates, including high-profile figures such as Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof. Advocates argue that these commutations would align with Biden’s campaign promises to end the federal death penalty and set a precedent for future administrations.
