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Grover Cleveland
October 18, 2026
The Federal Tea Tasters: For 99 Years, the U.S. Government Paid People to Drink Tea—and It Took an Act of Congress to Make Them Stop
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July 18, 2026
Grover Cleveland: The President Who Personally Hanged Two Men
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July 21, 2025
Was World War I Caused By a Doctor’s Misdiagnosis?
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May 31, 2025
Harsh Headlines and Historical Hate: The Long History of Negative Presidential Media Coverage
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Fun Facts About the First Ladies — Part 3
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The Favorite Foods of Every President: Treats To Tickle the Tastebuds of the Commander-in-Chief
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Longest, Shortest, and Weirdest: 14 Inaugural Address Fun Facts to Spark Your Imagination
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The Electoral College: How to Graduate With the Only Votes that Matter
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August 14, 2024
Not Worth a Bucket of Warm Spit: the Surprisingly Uninspiring History of the Vice Presidency
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July 23, 2024
Mutiny on the Ship of Democracy
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August 3, 2022
Grace Bedell: The Girl Responsible for History’s Most Famous Beard
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February 27, 2022
How the Baby Ruth Candy Bar Influenced the Bombing of Hiroshima
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February 26, 2022
When Mark Twain Needed the First Lady to Reassure His Wife
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February 25, 2022
How Mark Twain Lobbied a Little Girl on Behalf of an Ambassador
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February 21, 2022
Fanny Crosby and Grover Cleveland: The Unlikely Friendship Between a Blind Hymnist and a President
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