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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley defended her comment that the United States has “never been a racist country” on Thursday, saying she believes the country’s “intent was to do the right thing.” Haley said at a CNN town hall, moderated by anchor Jake Tapper, that she had to deal with “plenty of racism” as a…

BENJAMIN FRANKLINPart One - Friday, January 19 at 9 pm"Join or Die" (1706-1774)After building a printing empire in Philadelphia with his wife Deborah, Benjamin Franklin gains worldwide fame fr

On Nov. 10, 2003, U.S. Congress redesignated Congaree National Monument as Congaree National Park in South Carolina.

How would Thomas Jefferson deal with the issues facing the republic at the beginning of the 19th century?

The election of 1796 was one for the history books!

EDITORS NOTE: State Rep. Gail Griffin, R-Hereford, was at Eastern Arizona College on Sept. 19 to provide an address for Constitution Week, which was celebrated Sept. 17-23. Griffin represents Arizonas

BENJAMIN FRANKLINPart Two - Thursday, September 28 at 9 pm"An American" (1775-1790)In wartime Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence. In P

Editor’s note: This column is part of a series imparting the history of many of the key figures responsible for taking the steps toward independence from England and the birth

BENJAMIN FRANKLINPart One - Thursday, September 21 at 9 pm"Join or Die" (1706-1774)After building a printing empire in Philadelphia with his wife Deborah, Benjamin Franklin gains worldwide fam

It was altogether fitting that James Wilson, second in importance only to James Madison as an architect of the Constitution, would be nominated by President George Washington to the original