The Question: Which president promised "a chicken in every pot"? The Answer: It wasn't just chicken. During the presidential campaign of 1928, a circular…
(Encyclopedia) Bonus Marchers, in U.S. history, more than 20,000 veterans, most of them unemployed and in desperate financial straits, who, in the spring of 1932, spontaneously made their way to…
(Encyclopedia) Agricola, GeorgiusAgricola, Georgiusjôrˈjēə əgrĭkˈələ [key], Latinized from Georg BauerGeorg Bauergāˈôrk bouˈər [key], 1494–1555, German physician and scientist, known as the father of…
(Encyclopedia) Curtis, Charles, 1860–1936, Vice President of the United States (1929–33), b. near North Topeka, Kans. Of part Native American background, Curtis lived for three years on a Kaw…
(Encyclopedia) Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act, 1930, passed by the U.S. Congress; it brought the U.S. tariff to the highest protective level yet in the history of the United States. President Hoover desired…
The Question: The Naval yacht U.S.S. Sequoia was the Presidential Yacht for which past President? The Answer: Built in 1925, the U.S.S. Sequoia was used…
These are not traditional libraries, but rather repositories for preserving and making available the papers, records, and other historical materials of the presidents since Herbert Hoover. The…
(Encyclopedia) Westerville, city (1990 pop. 30,269), Delaware and Franklin counties, central Ohio; inc. 1858. Seed and grain cleaners, fabricated steel, and dairy products are made. Otterbein College…
(Encyclopedia) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice charged with investigating all violations of federal laws except those assigned to some other federal…
