On September 17, 1787, thirty-nine delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the United States Constitution and submitted it to the states for ratification. In honor of Constitution Day, we join three historians from the Senate Historical...
Have you ever wondered how the capital of the United States came to be situated at Washington, D.C.? The banks of the Potomac River represent an odd place to build a national city, a place that would not only serve as the seat of government for the...
Hamilton the Musical hit Broadway in August 2015 and since that time people all around the world have been learning about a man named Alexander Hamilton. Or, at least they’ve been learning about the musical’s character Alexander Hamilton. But who...
Could customs collectors, the tax men of early America, be the unsung founders of the early United States? Today, we explore the creation of the United States Customs Service and its contributions to the establishment of the federal government with...