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.

Former President Barack Obama attended the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Monday. The 44th president of the United States appeared at the ceremony without his wife, former first lady ...

Former President of the United States Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are showing ... while Sasha is a student at the University of Southern California, and live together.

The kids protected under Obama’s 2012 executive order have grown up, but they still can’t call their long-time home ‘home.’

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.

Originally published in Synapse on January 22, 2009.

Donald Trump is set to be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States at noon. We'll be posting live updates.

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Monday, January 20 ... Several prominent Democrats, including former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, declined their invitations to attend the luncheon.

Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, was sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S. president, taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions.

Donald Trump became the 47th president of the United States in Washington, D.C., on Monday, and right away announced a series of changes, including declaring national emergencies at the southern border and energy.

President Trump declared it was “liberation day” moments after being sworn in as president Monday — vowing “the golden age of America begins right now” with a ‘revolution of common

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