Lederer on Language: What’s in a president’s name? More than you might think
Ulysses S. Grant, our 18th president, entered the earthly stage as Hiram Ulysses Grant. When his name was mistakenly entered on the West Point register as Ulysses Simpson Grant, he eagerly ...
Deseret News archives: President McKay announced Tabernacle Choir tour of East Coast in 1958
On Nov. 2, 1958, while on tour, the choir sang on the “Ed Sullivan Show” broadcast, performing “Hallelujah.” Other stops ...
From Elvis to Lucy: Celebrities chosen for eternal resting companions in recent survey
Choice Mutual asked more than 3,100 people if they could be buried next to any celebrity, who would they choose.
'It cost us tears and blood':Trump’s Panama Canal threat stirs up memories of US imperialist past
The aggressive rhetoric of US President Donald Trump has shocked Panamanians, who see the waterway as a source of enormous ...
The civil service was once politicized. Then a president was assassinated.
Reformers in the Republican Party, which dominated national politics in the 1860s and 1870s, had been calling for a ...
Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack's next act after agriculture secretary: World Food Prize CEO
Stepping down as agriculture secretary, former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack is stepping up as the first CEO of the World Food Prize ...