(Monday, November 22, 1875, 7:20 a.m. local time) — Henry Wilson, the 18th vice president of the United States, serving since March 4, 1873, under President Ulysses S. Grant, suffered a fatal stroke today while working in the United States Capitol Building. Continue reading U.S. Vice President Henry Wilson, 63, dies in Washington, D.C. 150 years ago this hour (Nov 22 1875)
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(Friday, November 20, 1925) — Robert Francis Kennedy, American politician who served as U.S. Attorney General under his brother, President John F. Kennedy, and later as a U.S. Senator for New York, before being assassinated while campaigning for the Democratic nomination for U.S. president, was born today outside Boston in Brookline, Massachusetts. Continue reading Robert Francis Kennedy born in Brookline, Massachusetts 100 years ago today (Nov 20 1925)
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(Tuesday, November 19, 1985, 10:02 a.m. Central European Time; during the Cold War) — U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev met today for the first time as they began their summit in Geneva in what the two sides described as a “good atmosphere.” Continue reading Reagan, Gorbachev meet for first time 40 years ago this hour (Nov 19 1985)
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(Thursday, November 18, 1965, 11:15 a.m. EST) — Henry A. Wallace, the 33rd vice president of the United States, serving from 1941 to 1945 (during most of World War II), under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, died today in Danbury, Connecticut. He was 77. Continue reading Former U.S. Vice President Henry A. Wallace dies 60 years ago this hour (Nov 18 1965)
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(Thursday, November 2, 1865) — Warren Gamaliel Harding, the 29th President of the United States (1921-1923), was born today in Blooming Grove, Ohio. Continue reading U.S. President Warren G. Harding born in Blooming Grove, Ohio 160 years ago today (Nov 2 1865)
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(Monday, November 2, 1795) — James Knox Polk, the 11th President of the United States (1845–1849), was born today in a farmhouse (possibly a log cabin) in what is now Pineville, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County, just outside Charlotte. Continue reading U.S. President James K. Polk born in Pineville, North Carolina 230 years ago today (Nov 2 1795)
(Thursday, October 30, 1975) — The New York Daily News ran the headline “Ford to City: Drop Dead” today, a day after President Gerald R. Ford said in a speech before the National Press Club he would veto any proposed federal bailout of New York City. Continue reading Daily News publishes ‘Ford to City: Drop Dead’ headline 50 years ago today (Oct 30 1975)
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(Thursday, October 30, 1735) — John Adams, the second president of the United States (1797-1801) and the first vice president of the United States (1789-1797), was born today on the family farm in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay, British America (now Quincy). Continue reading U.S. President John Adams born in Braintree, Massachusetts 290 years ago today (Oct 30 1735)
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(Friday, October 28, 2005) — Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief adviser, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, was indicted on five charges today in the “CIA leak scandal” (also known as the “Plame affair”) and resigned from his White House position. Continue reading VP Dick Cheney’s chief adviser charged with lying in ‘Plame affair’ 20 years ago today (Oct 28 2005)
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(Wednesday, October 24, 1855) — James S. Sherman, the 27th vice president of the United States, serving from 1909 until his death in 1912, under President William Howard Taft, was born today in Utica, New York. Continue reading U.S. Vice President James S. Sherman born in Utica, New York 170 years ago today (Oct 24 1855)
