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Brookeville, Maryland, America’s Capital For A Day

What's In A Name Week continues with the story of Brookeville, Maryland, and how on this day in 1814, this small town gained a prominent visitor - President James Madison - and a new nickname: U.S. Capital For A Day.

On this day in 1836, James Madison died

"Nothing more than a change of mind, my dear," he said, before slumping over.

What I Learned About The “Virginia Dynasty” This Week

This latest trip on my presidential gravesite quest was odd... because it wasn't odd at all.

Madison Building, Library of Congress

The Library of Congress has three main buildings, each named after Founding Fathers. If you've been to one, it's probably the Thomas Jefferson Building,...

James Madison’s Grave

Small president, tall obelisk.