Famous Presidential Speeches Fireside chats, inaugural speeches, war declarations, and more George Washington First Inaugural AddressFarewell Address Thomas Jefferson First Inaugural…
Having a Ball at the Inauguration Behind the scenes of the presidential party by David Johnson Governmental plans and political agendas are not the only things that change with…
government officialBirthplace: San Francisco, Calif. area Lew received a B.A. in political science from UCLA and a law degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1974. She has since…
The Question: How long after leaving office do former presidents get protection from the U.S. Secret Service? The Answer: In 1965, Congress authorized the Secret…
(Encyclopedia) Hitchens, Christopher Eric, 1949–2011, Anglo-American journalist and critic, b. Portsmouth, England, grad. Bailliol College, Oxford (1970). He wrote for the New Statesman, London Times…
(Encyclopedia) Willet, MarinusWillet, Marinusmərēˈnəs wĭlˈĭt [key], 1740–1830, American Revolutionary soldier, b. Jamaica, N.Y. In the French and Indian War he was (1758) a member of the expeditions…
(Encyclopedia) Afrofuturism, artistic and cultural movement that is based on the wedding of African diasporic themes with modern technology and elements of science fiction and fantasy.…
// by Mark Hughes Barack Obama, Malia and Sasha Obama's dad, informed his daughters—and millions of other people who were watching his victory speech the night he was elected…
by Jennie Wood
1790
Some economists argue that the U.S. defaulted when the federal government restructured bonds issued to fund the Revolutionary War.
1933
Some economists argue that the U.S.…
