1790 Race categories on first census The U.S. Constitution mandates that "an actual enumeration" be conducted every 10 years. From the beginning, race categories are included, although in 1790 ...

On this day in 1790, the second session of the first Congress approved the new nation’s initial effort to codify the rules under which foreign-born persons could become U.S. citizens.

Friday's naturalization ceremony at the Headquarters Building is the first time the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service office has held the ceremony at the massive Marine base.

1790: Congress passes The Naturalization Act of 1790, allowing any free white person of “good character” who had resided in the United States for at least two years to apply for citizenship ...

Last time in these pages, I wrote about the sharp division within George Washington’s Presidential administration, that between Alexander Hamilton, founder of the Federalist Party, and Thomas ...

On this day in 1790, the second session of the first Congress approved the new nation's initial effort to codify the rules under which persons who were born overseas could become U.S. citizens.