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President Trump has long celebrated William McKinley's tariff policies. Vintage photos show how they affected Americans.

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The 19th century term describes the perceived right of Americans to use force or the threat of force to wrest desireable land ...

On Feb. 6, 1899, Congress approved the Treaty of Paris, which also ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam to the U.S.

Theodore “Teddy” King Sr., 80, of Elba entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 with his loving family by his side. He was born on Oct. 7, 1944 in Indiana Pa. to Lowry and Alice ...

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin speaking at a conference in 2017 Donald Trump has warned he will impose high tariffs and further sanctions on Russia if Vladimir Putin fails to end the war in Ukraine.