Category Archives: U.S. Presidents

U.S. President James Madison recounts Britain’s series of ‘hostile’ acts in ‘war message’ to Congress 210 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 1 1812)

1810s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'History: The War of 1812 Documentary' (June 1, 1812 at 13:57)

(Monday, June 1, 1812) — U.S. President James Madison sent a “war message” to Congress today, recounting what he called Britain’s “series of acts hostile to the United States as an independent and neutral nation,” though not specifically calling for a declaration of war. Continue reading U.S. President James Madison recounts Britain’s series of ‘hostile’ acts in ‘war message’ to Congress 210 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 1 1812) →

Lincoln Memorial dedicated on National Mall in Washington, D.C. 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 30 1922)

1920s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Lincoln Memorial Dedication May 30, 1922'

(Tuesday, May 30, 1922, 2:30 p.m. EDT) — The Lincoln Memorial, a U.S. national memorial built to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, was dedicated today on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument. Continue reading Lincoln Memorial dedicated on National Mall in Washington, D.C. 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 30 1922) →

Nixon operatives break into Democratic National Committee headquarters at Watergate complex for the first time 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1972)

1970s, U.S. Presidents, Watergate


Video: 'WATERGATE AFFAIR BBC DOKUMENTATION 1994' (First Watergate break-in at 40:15)

(Sunday, May 28, 1972, late evening EDT; during the Watergate scandal) — Operatives from President Richard Nixon’s re-election campaign, the Committee to Re-elect the President (CREEP), broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., tonight and installed bugging equipment to monitor the party’s activities in the months leading up to the presidential election later that year. Continue reading Nixon operatives break into Democratic National Committee headquarters at Watergate complex for the first time 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1972) →

U.S. President Richard Nixon addresses Russian people on live television from Kremlin 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1972)

1970s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'President Richard Nixon: Appears on Soviet Television - May 28, 1972'

(Sunday, May 28, 1972, 8:30 p.m. Moscow Standard Time; during the Moscow Summit (1972), part of the Cold War) — U.S. President Richard Nixon told the Soviet people in a televised speech today that the memory of the wartime alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union “can serve as inspiration for renewal of cooperation in the 1970s. Continue reading U.S. President Richard Nixon addresses Russian people on live television from Kremlin 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 28 1972) →

U.S. and Soviet sign two arms accords to limit growth of atomic arsenals 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 26 1972)

1970s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'SYND 27-5-72 NIXON AND BREZHNEV SIGN ARMS LIMITATION TREATY'

(Friday, May 26, 1972, 11:07 p.m. Moscow Standard Time; during the Moscow Summit (1972), part of the Cold War) — U.S. President Richard Nixon and the Soviet Communist party leader Leonid Brezhnev, signed two landmark nuclear arms control agreements tonight that for the first time put limits on the growth of American and Soviet strategic nuclear arsenals. Continue reading U.S. and Soviet sign two arms accords to limit growth of atomic arsenals 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 26 1972) →

Richard Nixon becomes first U.S president to visit Moscow 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1972)

1970s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Nixon in Moscow - 1972 | Movietone Moment | 22 May 2020)'

(Monday, May 22, 1972, 3:55 p.m. Moscow Standard Time; during the Moscow Summit (1972), part of the Cold War) — Richard M. Nixon became the first United States President to visit Moscow (and only the second President, after Franklin D. Roosevelt, to visit the Soviet Union), as he and Henry Kissinger arrived this afternoon to begin a summit meeting with Leonid I. Brezhnev, the Secretary General of the Communist party. Continue reading Richard Nixon becomes first U.S president to visit Moscow 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1972) →

First Democratic National Convention convenes in Baltimore 190 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 21 1832)

1830s, U.S. Presidents

(Monday, May 21, 1832, 11:00 a.m. local time) — The 1832 Democratic National Convention, the first presidential nominating convention ever held by the Democratic Party, convened this morning at The Athenaeum in Baltimore, Maryland. Continue reading First Democratic National Convention convenes in Baltimore 190 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 21 1832) →

Marilyn Monroe serenades JFK with ‘Happy Birthday, Mr. President’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1962)

1960s, Movies 1960s, Popular Music 1960s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Marilyn Monroe-Happy Birthday Mr. President'

(Saturday, May 19, 1962, just before JFK began speaking at 11:30 p.m. EDT) — Actress Marilyn Monroe, accompanied by jazz pianist Hank Jones, performed a sultry rendition of Happy Birthday to You tonight for guest-of-honor President John F. Kennedy before 15,000 people attending a star-studded Democratic fundraising gala at New York’s old Madison Square Garden. Continue reading Marilyn Monroe serenades JFK with ‘Happy Birthday, Mr. President’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1962) →

Democratic presidential candidate George Wallace shot in Laurel, Maryland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 15 1972)

1970s, U.S. Presidents


Video: '1972 George Wallace Assassination Attempt'

(Monday, May 15, 1972, 4:04 p.m. EDT) — Alabama Governor George Wallace was shot five times by Arthur Bremer this afternoon while campaigning at the Laurel Shopping Center in Laurel, Maryland, at a time when he was receiving high ratings in national opinion polls. Continue reading Democratic presidential candidate George Wallace shot in Laurel, Maryland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 15 1972) →