Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Portrait of Dolley Madison - Fine Art/Getty Images James Madison is one of the most famous founding fathers, writing numerous ...

Dolley Payne is born in the Quaker community of New Garden (now part of Greensboro), North Carolina to parents John Payne and Mary Coles Payne. Dolley’s father, John Payne, liberates his slaves and ...

For one day in July, Washingtonians will get access to an under-the-radar building steps away from the White House that's filled with artifacts spanning American history. Why it matters: It's a chance ...

On this day in 1814, Dolley Madison, the wife of James Madison, the nation’s fourth president, saved a portrait of George Washington from being looted by British troops during the War of 1812. James ...

On this day in 1844, the House honored Dolley Madison, the widow of James Madison, the nation’s fourth president. By unanimous consent, the lawmakers, in a rare gesture, voted to grant the former ...

Sotheby’s is offering a recently surfaced 1846 daguerreotype of Dolley Madison, who is credited with inventing the role of first lady. By Jennifer Schuessler Sometime around May 1846, Dolley Madison ...

ORANGE — While James Madison is famous for being the Father of the Constitution, his wife, Dolley, earned her place in history for being a charming hostess and diplomat in her own right. Once ...

Dolley Madison, the fashionable wife of President James Madison, was the hostess with the mostess in Washington from 1809 to 1817. She threw the best parties in town, hands down. So, what would she ...