In 1265, Britain's House of Commons, which became a model for parliamentary bodies, met for the first time. In 1778, James Cook became the first European to step foot on the Hawaiian Islands. He called them the Sandwich Islands.

Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba after President Donald Trump ordered it renamed from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

A federal appeals court has ruled against an Obama-era policy shielding hundreds of thousands of immigrants who have long lived in the United States from deportation.

Amid rumours of former US president Barack Obama and wife Michelle Obama separation, the 44th president of the United States was seen walking into the inauguration ceremony for Donald Trump alone.

Barack Obama attended Donald Trump's inauguration ... as he arrived to watch Trump become the 47th President of the United States. Barack wasn't the only one who received a negative response ...

President Trump said he will sign executive orders to change the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America and Mount Denali to Mount McKinley.

Barack Obama celebrated his wife Michelle’s 61st ... The Democrat — who served the country as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 — also shared a sweet photo of the ...

Originally published in Synapse on January 22, 2009.

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Barack and Michelle Obama shared a joint statement in support of first responders in Los Angeles as their daughters Sasha and Malia are also affected by the wildfires, read

How Donald Trump's presidential inauguration unfolded as he was sworn in as the 47th President to succeed Joe Biden.