Politics
Lincoln’s Cooper Union Address
On February 27, 1860, Abraham Lincoln gave one of the most important speeches of his career – the Cooper Union Address.
Birth of John Foster Dulles
Politician John Foster Dulles was born on February 25, 1888 in Washington, D.C.
Andrew Johnson Impeached
On February 24, 1868, Andrew Johnson became the first American president to be impeached.
Happy Birthday George Washington
Our first President, George Washington, was born on February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
Birth of Daniel Webster
American statesman Daniel Webster was born in Salisbury (now Franklin), New Hampshire on January 18, 1782.
Birth of Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was born into a poor Quaker family in Yorba Linda, California, on January 9, 1913.
Birth of Everett Dirksen
Statesman Everett McKinley Dirksen was born on January 4, 1896, in Pekin, Illinois.
Birth of Woodrow Wilson
America’s 28th President Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born December 28, 1856, in Staunton, Virginia, the third of four children.
Death of former President Harry Truman
On December 26, 1972, America’s 33rd president, Harry S. Truman, died.