America celebrated its National Day of Jubilee, or 100th birthday, on July 4, 1876, then-President Ulysses S. Grant declaring it a “day of reflection and gratitude” as patriotic celebrations broke out ...

Today, we commemorate the 200th anniversary of Ulysses S. Grant’s birthday. Born to humble beginnings, this great defender of America won our bloodiest war, trampled the dark forces of disunion, and ...

If President Ulysses S. Grant were to step into office today, he would find a familiar scene: A divided nation scarred by violence, a recalcitrant Congress, a hostile media, and a sense that the very ...

American Ulysses. A new look at the extraordinary life of President Ulysses S. Grant. A portion of the cover of "American Ulysses" by Ronald White. (Courtesy Random House) At nearly 40, Ulysses S.

Ronald C. White is the author of “American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant.” Over the past several years, in cities and on college campuses across the nation, Civil War statues and monuments have ...

A major building in the center of Georgetown has been renamed to honor one of Ohio’s most prominent historical figures.

A soldier with broken time as a result of his love of bourbon whiskey could soon become the third man to hold the rank of General of the Armies. The proposed fiscal 2023 James M. Inhofe National ...

Ulysses S. Grant wasn’t born in Illinois. He was a native Ohioan, but his brief time in Galena meant a lot to many of its citizens. The Ulysses S. Grant Home, a home of his, lies in Galena, serving ...

Recent years have brought a chorus of voices seeking to correct the image of Ulysses S. Grant as a business failure, a drunk forced out of the army at the end of the Mexican-American War, a Civil War ...

“He’s been called so many things over the years,” an interviewee says in the first trailer for History’s miniseries on Ulysses S. Grant. Here are a few: “The first modern American warrior,” “a bloody ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Former President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife once lived in Detroit, and the former home of the Grants is now expected to move back near its ...