Topic: Woodrow Wilson
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American moms: What makes a mom in the US? Take our quiz
Mother's Day began on May 10, 1908, as the project of Anna Jarvis. Observed only in Grafton, W. Va., and Philadelphia at first, Ms. Jarvis asked Congress to set aside a day to honor mothers. It took four years, but finally in 1914, little over a month before Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Mother's Day proclamation on May 14. What made a mom then is certainly different than what makes a mom now. In the pursuit of understanding who our mothers are in America today — their age, their marital status, how many babies they have — take our quiz and expand your understanding of the American Mom.
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10 reasons NOT to love books (compliments of H.L. Mencken)
Books may seem universally beloved, but these historical persons, from Martin Luther to Woodrow Wilson, weren't such big fans.
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Inauguration 2013: 10 highlights from previous second-term addresses
Barack Obama will be the 17th American president to deliver two inaugural addresses. Here are 10 highlights from such speeches by previous two-term presidents, including the shortest one ever.
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5 of America's best presidential losers
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7 gifts for history and geography fans
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Opinion In praise of pragmatic foreign policy
US presidents often swing between realism and idealism. Obama should reject both.
01/16/2009 12:00 am -
Obama's speech: An inaugural past not hard to surpass
Many inaugural addresses have droned on, dwelling on Roman history or forgotten legislative quarrels.
01/15/2009 12:00 am -
For kids: Name that president
Test your knowledge. Can you answer these questions about the presidents of the United States?
01/13/2009 12:00 am -
From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1776
George Herring deconstructs US foreign policy.
12/22/2008 12:00 am -
Our first century
A mandate to 'lighten' still drives the Monitor at the dawn of its second 100 years.
11/25/2008 12:00 am -
For Europe, Obama revives positive image of America's unique identity
US exceptionalism had largely been seen here as a messianic rationale for use of power by a nation assuming special prerogatives.
11/17/2008 12:00 am -
'Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt'
H.W. Brands’s new biography on FDR is detailed, insightful, and reads like a novel.
11/13/2008 12:00 am -
Opinion Obama, Joe the plumber, and the gospel of envy
A call to 'spread the wealth' around is an old – and dangerous – theme.
10/17/2008 01:00 am -
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10/15/2008 01:00 am -
For kids: The dog who became a brave soldier
During World War I, Stubby the stray dog boosted US troops' morale and warned them of attacks.
09/25/2008 01:00 am -
Bill Clinton looms large at Obama’s party
His prime-time speech Wednesday is an opportunity to heal a Democratic rift.
08/26/2008 01:00 am -
A president's test: not agenda but response
The most important things presidents do are often not preset items but reactive moves to events unforeseen.
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Want democracy in Iraq? Culture matters.
Consider what happened with US occupation in Haiti, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic.
07/01/2008 01:00 am -
Low hopes for Bush Mideast trip
He'll celebrate Israel's 60th anniversary, but meet with Israel's Olmert and Palestinian territories' Abbas separately.
05/14/2008 01:00 am -
What's in your wallet?
People carry money about, save it, and spend it, but often know almost nothing about it.
03/31/2008 01:00 am -
Monitor picks
Five things we think you'll really like, from culture made affordable to a day with 'Miss Pettigrew' to a collection of films by Billy Wilder.
03/14/2008 01:00 am -
Election '08 (to an 8-year-old)
He doesn't understand why Hillary Clinton can't trade Bill to the Republicans for Mitt Romney and a state to be named later.
02/08/2008 12:00 am -
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about American progressivism, tension in Pakistan, and The Beatles' music in space.
02/08/2008 12:00 am -
Opinion You want a more 'progressive' America? Careful what you wish for.
Voters should remember what happened under Woodrow Wilson.
02/05/2008 12:00 am -
A balance between free speech and fear
Anthony Lewis follows the history of the First Amendment protections.
01/08/2008 12:00 am -
A balance between free speech and fear
Anthony Lewis follows the history of First Amendment protections.
01/07/2008 12:00 am
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