by Kajal Singh | Nov 6, 2014 | Monitor
Watch on YouTube Earlier this afternoon, President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing for his heroic acts of bravery while serving as an artillery commander during the Civil War. On July 3, 1863, Lieutenant Cushing went above and...
by Kajal Singh | Oct 17, 2014 | Monitor
This week at the White House, the President updated the nation on our government-wide response to Ebola, we discussed efforts against ISIL with our international efforts, and the First Lady asked, “Turnip for What?” Photo of the Week Loading...
by Colleen Curtis | Apr 29, 2013 | Monitor
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the National Academy of Sciences on its 150th anniversary, in Washington, D.C., April 29, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) In March of 1863, President Lincoln and Congress established the National Academy...