The American Enterprise Institute’s Academic Programs team is proud to announce the 2022 cohort of the 1789 Fellowship in American Political Thought & Modern Practice. Fifteen fellowship ...

First 100 Days: Ulysses Grant - 1869 American History TV features a look at the first 100 days of presidential terms from George Washington in 1789 to Donald… ...

The American democratic republic, a modest British colony that transformed itself into the world’s richest country and greatest military power, has died.

In the winter of 1789, around the time George Washington was elected the country's first president, a Boston-based printer quietly launched another American institution.William Hill Brown's "The ...

Founding Father John Jay took his oaths as first chief justice of the Supreme Court on this day in history, Oct. 19, 1789. He served less than six years before resigning at age 49.