Why Japan Attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941
(Saturday, July 26, 1941) — In response to Thursday’s Japanese occupation of French Indo-China, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered today the seizure of all Japanese assets in the United States.
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Nixon demands lie detector tests
Watergate. Part 2 of 30
(Saturday, July 24, 1971, 12:36pm ET) — U.S. President Richard M. Nixon ordered lie detector tests for government officials following a series of national security leaks in The New York Times, including the Pentagon Papers.
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Leak on missile negotiations frustrates Nixon
Watergate. Part 2 of 30
(Friday, July 23, 1971) — The New York Times newspaper printed another leak today, giving away the Nixon administration’s fallback position in nuclear missile negotiations with the Soviets.
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Plan to firebomb Brookings called off
Watergate. Part 2 of 30
(Sunday, July 11, 1971) — White House Counsel John Dean flew to San Clemente, California, today to tell Chief Domestic Advisor John Ehrlichman that a plan to firebomb the Brookings Institution, which was conducting a study of American involvement in Vietnam thought to be another “Pentagon Papers” covering the Nixon years, should be abandoned. Ehrlichman called the operation off.
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Warren and Florence Harding married
(Wednesday, July 8, 1891) — Future U.S. President Warren G. Harding, 25, today married Florence Kling DeWolfe, 30, a divorcée and the mother of a young son, at his home in Marion, Ohio.
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Roosevelt library dedicated
FDR Dedicates His Library
(Monday, June 30, 1941) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated today the $350,000 library which bears his name with a declaration of faith in the future of free America.
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LBJ narrowly loses special Senate election
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LBJ Campaign 1941
(Saturday, June 28, 1941) — Texas Governor and radio personality W. Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel narrowly defeated U.S. Rep. Lyndon Johnson today for the U.S. Senate in a special election by only 1,311 votes (click here to watch “American Experience: The Presidents: LBJ” — the 1941 race starts at 16:12)
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Kennedy warns Khrushchev about Berlin
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President John F. Kennedy's 13th News Conference, June 28, 1961
(Wednesday, June 28, 1961) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy, in his 13th news conference as president, challenged the Soviet Union today to accept the principle of “self-determination” in Berlin—”and indeed in Europe.”
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Tests confirm Zachary Taylor died of natural causes
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President Zachary Taylor
(Wednesday, June 26, 1991) — Ending months of speculation about the death of Zachary Taylor, state and county medical officials said today that the 12th President of the United States died of natural causes almost 141 years ago. Continue reading Tests confirm Zachary Taylor died of natural causes
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Kennedy warns of miscalculation
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(Friday, June 2, 1961, 1:15 p.m. local time) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy said today it is important that there be no miscalculation on either party at this weekend’s Vienna summit with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev during a news conference in Paris.
