One of the earliest artifacts in American history is paying a visit to Naperville. This Sunday, the George Washington Inaugural Bible — which Washington used to swear his oath of office as the country ...

The tradition we have come to closely associate with presidential inaugurations was once almost an afterthought — or so the legend goes. The rite of a president-elect placing his hand on a Bible to be ...

It was there for George Washington's inaugural, and Presidents Jimmy Carter and George Bush took the oath of office while placing their hands on its pages. This weekend, Masonic Lodge members from New ...

The George Washington Bible will be on display from 3-4:30 p.m. Friday at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, 5202 Brady St., Davenport, during the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of Iowa ...

When Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday January 20, 2021, he will take an oath and raise his right hand while placing his left on a Bible. While Article II ...