In 1948, and again in 1962, surveys of American historians rated Wilson fourth among American presidents, lagging behind only Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Woodrow Wilson’s Jacob Reeves (17) tries to make a diving tackle against Hunter Giacomo of George Washington during their game Friday at Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley. The host Flying ...

In residence: Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president, lived here from 1921, when he left office, until his death in 1924.

Last season Woodrow Wilson had to fight to the very end of the line to qualify for the playoffs, earning the trip with a 41-21 victory against South Charleston in the regular-season finale. This ...

It is a prestigious name in D.C. education circles: Woodrow Wilson High. But now, there’s talk of erasing the name of the nation’s 28th president from the school — talk forcing the wealthy ...

On April 2, 1917, Woodrow Wilson became only the fourth president to ask Congress for a declaration of war. The others were James Madison, James K. Polk, and William McKinley. Those three wars ...

At a dinner hosted by King George V, in 1918, Woodrow Wilson made a pledge; with typical American understatement, he vowed that right and justice would become the predominant and controlling force in ...

On this day in 1918, President Woodrow Wilson departed from Washington to embark on the first European trip by an American chief executive. After nine days at sea aboard the S.S. George Washington ...

On November 10, 1923, President Woodrow Wilson stood in his dressing gown in his dark-paneled library, swallowed his anxiety and prepared to execute “an exceedingly difficult stunt” — the ...

On this day in 1919, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation commemorating the end of fighting in World War I as Armistice Day. Congress subsequently passed a resolution on June 4, 1926 ...

After Woodrow Wilson became president, he and the Democrats backed Philippine independence, but were thwarted by Republicans who still nurtured dreams of American empire.

David Lloyd George at White House, Washington, D.C. 1923. Courtesy: Library of Congress When Woodrow Wilson arrived at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, one of the men he faced at the negotiating ...