which established the Federal Reserve system as we know it. President Woodrow Wilson signed the act into law on December 23, 1913. When the Fed lowers the reserve requirement for a bank ...

Later that day, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act into law. The Federal Reserve Act is considered one of the most significant accomplishments of the Wilson Administration.

The 28th president was dismissive toward America’s founding principles. Historians criticize his administration for its ...

The $100,000 bill is a fascinating piece of American currency history. While today, the largest bill you can find is the $100 ...

Major Acts Woodrow Wilson famously elaborated his Fourteen Points in January ... the League of Nations. Wilson established the Federal Reserve and the Federal Trade Commission—the first advocated a ...

The beggar-thy-neighbor policy of America First increases the chance of a global demand shortage and economic collapse.

Johns Hopkins University is preparing to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from a fellowship program and recontextualize its use on a residence hall entryway. The decision by the university’s Committee to ...

Some businesses and services may be closed on Veterans Day, a holiday to commemorate Americans who served in the military.

A new biography of Woodrow Wilson puts the 28th president’s racism and sexism at the center of its narrative—and his ...

Woodrow Wilson settled into his new job as president with a deep sense of mission. His domestic program, called the New Freedom, sought to extend opportunity to all, and wrest power away from ...

Elections can have important impacts on the economy, but the most important ones are preceded by some kind of revolution in ...

The beggar-thy-neighbor policy of America First increases the chance of a global demand shortage and economic collapse.