Lawyer, orator and politician, Daniel Webster was one of the United States’ most famous and accomplished people in the 19th century. But what made him so special and how did he help change America?

Lawyer, orator and politician, Daniel Webster was one of the United States’ most famous and accomplished people in the 19th century. But what made him so special and how did he help change America?

Watch the Democrats pierce the Whigs in 52' liked they polked them in 1844.

The 13th episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. In 1836, the Whig Party emerges and runs four candidates against incumbent Martin...

A video lecture summarizing the 1836 election of Martin Van Buren.

English/Nat While workers in the United States are getting ready for next year's presidential inauguration, the legal wrangling goes on in Florida. There are some 30 lawsuits now pending regarding the U-S presidential election. But it...

Chicago, Illinois 1. People walking in street 2. Man walking 3. People walking during snowfall 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jesus Rivera, local resident "The wind is blowing so much and I'm trying to get to my job. I'm probably going to get...