Video: 'Triborough Bridge Opens: July 11, 1936'
(Saturday, July 11, 1936, 11:50 a.m. EDT) — New York City’s Triborough Bridge (now officially the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge) linking Manhattan, Queens and The Bronx was dedicated today at ceremonies held on the central span which were attended by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Continue reading FDR opens Triborough span 90 years ago this hour (July 11 1936)
(Friday, July 10, 1896, 3:05 a.m. CST) — Former Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska was nominated for president of the United States early this morning at the 1896 Democratic National Convention at the Chicago Coliseum in Chicago. Continue reading Democrats nominate former Nebraska Rep. William Jennings Bryan for president 130 years ago this hour (July 10 1896)
Video: 'George W. Bush Bio: From the Military to the White House'
(Saturday, July 6. 1946, 7:26 a.m. EDT) — George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States (2001-2009), was born today at Grace-New Haven Hospital (now Yale–New Haven Hospital) in New Haven, Connecticut, as the first child of future U.S. President George Herbert Walker Bush and his wife, Barbara Pierce. Continue reading U.S. President George W. Bush born in New Haven, Connecticut 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (July 6 1946)
Video: 'John Adams: American Independence: The 2nd President of the United States | Mini Bio | BIO'
(Tuesday, July 4, 1826, 6:20 p.m. local time) — John Adams, the second President of the United States (1797-1801), an American Founding Father who served as the first vice president of the United States (1789-1797), died today at his home in Quincy, Massachusetts, of heart failure. Continue reading Former U.S. President John Adams, 90, dies near Quincy, Massachusetts 200 years ago this hour (July 4 1826)
Video: 'Thomas Jefferson - Mini Biography'
(Independence Day, Tuesday, July 4, 1826, 12:50 p.m. local time) — Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States (1801–1809), an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, died this afternoon at his plantation estate Monticello near Charlottesville, Virginia, of toxemia from a kidney infection, uremia from kidney damage, and pneumonia. Continue reading Former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, 83, dies at his Monticello plantation 200 years ago this hour (Jul 4 1826)
Video: 'America's Bicentennial - July 4, 1976 - ABC Coverage!'
(Sunday, July 4, 1976, U.S. President Gerald Ford spoke at Independence Hall at 11:19-11:37 a.m. EDT) — The United States celebrated the bicentennial of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence today with pageantry and prayer, with games and parades, with picnics and fireworks, with the peal of bells and the chant of protests. Continue reading United States celebrates bicentennial 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 4 1976)
Video: 'Bill Moyers Essay: The Freedom of Information Act'
(Independence Day, Monday, July 4 1966) — President Lyndon B. Johnson today signed the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a federal freedom of information law that allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the United States government, which went into effect the following year. Continue reading President Lyndon B. Johnson signs Freedom of Information Act 60 years ago today (July 4 1966)
Video: 'Liberty Weekend Opening Ceremony' (coverage began at 8:00 p.m. EDT, ceremonies began at 8:30 p.m.; President Reagan spoke at 9:28 p.m. prior to the unveiling and again at 11:04 p.m.; the torch was lit at 11:08 p.m.)
(Thursday, July 3, 1986, evening EDT; during Liberty Weekend) — With the eyes of America on its most cherished symbol of freedom, the city and the nation rededicated the Statue of Liberty in a blaze of light tonight, marking its centennial as a beacon of hope in New York Harbor. Continue reading Nation rekindles Statue of Liberty as beacon of hope 40 years ago this hour (July 3 1986)
(Wednesday, June 28, 1876, just before the session’s adjournment at 8:20 p.m. local time) — Governor Samuel J. Tilden of New York was unanimously nominated President of the United States on the second ballot today at the 1876 Democratic National Convention meeting at the Merchants Exchange Building in St. Louis. Continue reading Democrats nominate Samuel J. Tilden for President of the United States 150 years ago this hour (June 28 1876)
Video: 'James Madison - 4th U.S. President & Father of the Constitution| Mini Bio | BIO'
(Tuesday, June 28, 1836, 6:00 a.m. local time) — James Madison, the nation’s fourth president and one of the principal architects of the United States Constitution, died today at his Montpelier plantation in Orange County, Virginia. He was 85. Continue reading Former U.S. President James Madison, 85, dies in Orange, Virginia 190 years ago this hour (Jun 28 1836)
