May 1975 - Cambodia seizes the American ship Mayaguez. Ford sends in the Navy, Marines and Air Force. The ship is retaken and the crew of 39 is rescued, although 41 American service members are killed ...

He was adopted by his mother’s second husband, Gerald Ford ... nomination for president over Ronald Reagan. November 1, 1976 – Jimmy Carter defeats Ford in the presidential election.

In the 1970s, a conservative coalition came together to fight ceding control of the Panama Canal—proving the political ...

Truman (we’ll come back to this later), Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush over the past several decades. Now comes President-elect Donald Trump ...

Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush. Current President Joe Biden is to deliver the eulogy for his fellow Democrat, who served in the White House from 1977 to 1981. All four living ...

Donald Trump will be sworn in as president on January 20, 2025. What happens on Inauguration Day, who is invited, and who pays for it all?

Washington National Cathedral, situated just miles north of the White House, has been the site of several state funerals for former presidents, including Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford ...

It was St. Patrick's Day in 1976, and President Gerald Ford wanted to dance. He'd thrown a state dinner for Liam Cosgrave, the prime minister of the Republic of Ireland. He had fashion designer ...

But the conditions that enabled his return to power have been decades in the making, beginning with policies first introduced by President Ronald Reagan. After the tear gas dispersed and the ...

Days before bitter cold descends on the nation’s capital for the inauguration of Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has a problem with its heating system in the terminal.

For years, internet users have shared a quote about how to measure the success of welfare programs, attributing the words to Ronald Reagan, the former U.S. president and California governor.