Category Archives: U.S. Presidents

U.S. President William McKinley dies in Buffalo, New York of gunshot wounds inflicted by assassin 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1901)

1900s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'The Assassination of William McKinley'

(Saturday, September 14, 1901, 2:15 a.m. EST; during the Assassination of William McKinley) — William McKinley, 25th President of the United States, died today at the Milburn House, the large home of the Pan-American Exposition’s president, John G. Milburn, at 1168 Delaware Avenue, in Buffalo, New York, brought down by infection and gangrene from gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin eight days earlier. Continue reading U.S. President William McKinley dies in Buffalo, New York of gunshot wounds inflicted by assassin 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1901) →

U.S. President George W. Bush vows to exact punishment for ‘evil’ September 11 attacks 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 11 2001)

2000s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'WATCH: President George W. Bush's address to the nation after September 11, 2001 attacks'

(Tuesday, September 11, 2001, 8:30 p.m. EDT; during the September 11 attacks, part of terrorism in the United States and the War on Terror) — A grim-faced U.S. President George W. Bush reacted to the worst terrorist attack in history tonight with a terse but eloquent address to the nation in which he warned that those who gave shelter to murderers would be held equally guilty. Continue reading U.S. President George W. Bush vows to exact punishment for ‘evil’ September 11 attacks 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 11 2001) →

Kennedy Center officially opens in Washington, D.C. with formal gala 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1971)

1970s, U.S. Presidents


Video: ‘September 8, 1971 – Opening of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC’

(Wednesday, September 8, 1971, 7:30 p.m. EDT) — The $70 million John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts officially opened tonight with a formal gala featuring the world premiere of a Requiem mass honoring U.S. President John F. Kennedy, a work commissioned from the legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. Continue reading Kennedy Center officially opens in Washington, D.C. with formal gala 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1971) →

U.S. President William McKinley shot and mortally wounded in Buffalo, New York 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 6 1901)

1900s, U.S. Presidents


Video: '6th September 1901: President William McKinley shot at the Pan-American Exposition by Leon Czolgosz'

(Friday, September 6, 1901, 4:07 p.m. EST; during the Assassination of William McKinley) — William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot this afternoon on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, six months into his second term. Continue reading U.S. President William McKinley shot and mortally wounded in Buffalo, New York 120 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 6 1901) →

German submarine fires on destroyer USS Greer off Iceland in first Nazi attack against an American ship 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 4 1941)

1940s, U.S. Presidents, World War II

Video: 'The World at War: On Our Way: U.S.A. - 1939-1942 (7 of 26)' (Greer Incident at 13:34)'

(Thursday, September 4, 1941, 12:45 p.m. UTC; during the Battle of the Atlantic, part of World War II) — The USS Greer, a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, became the first U.S. vessel fired on in World War II when a German submarine (later identified as U-652) aimed a few torpedoes at it today, sparking heightened tensions between Nazi Germany and the United States, three months before America officially entered World War II. Continue reading German submarine fires on destroyer USS Greer off Iceland in first Nazi attack against an American ship 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 4 1941) →

White House ‘Plumbers’ break into office of Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 3 1971)

1970s, U.S. Presidents, Watergate


Video: 'WATERGATE AFFAIR BBC DOKUMENTATION 1994' (Sept. 3, 1971, at 23:52)

(Friday, September 3, 1971, approximately 11:00 p.m. PDT; during the Watergate scandal and the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Under the authorization of U.S. presidential adviser John Ehrlichman, the Beverly Hills, California, office of Lewis Fielding, a psychiatrist treating Daniel Ellsberg (who had leaked the Pentagon Papers to the press, exposing systematic lies to the nation about U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War), was broken into late tonight by a team of burglars. Continue reading White House ‘Plumbers’ break into office of Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 3 1971) →

President Nixon ends convertibility of U.S. Dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1971)

1970s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'The Challenge of Peace - President Nixon's Address to the Nation on A New Economic Policy'

(Sunday, August 15, 1971, 9 p.m. EDT; during the Nixon shock) — President Richard Nixon announced tonight that the United States would no longer convert dollars to gold at a fixed value, effectively ending the Bretton Woods system. Continue reading President Nixon ends convertibility of U.S. Dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1971) →

Franklin D. Roosevelt stricken with paralytic illness 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 10 1921)

1920s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'FDR Recovery'

(Wednesday, August 10, 1921, evening local time) — After a day of strenuous activity, 1920 Democratic vice presidential nominee (and future four-term president of the United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt, 39, complained of chills, nausea and pain in his lower back, skipped dinner and went to bed tonight while visiting his summer home on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada. Continue reading Franklin D. Roosevelt stricken with paralytic illness 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 10 1921) →

FDR and Churchill attend Sunday services aboard British battleship in Newfoundland 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 10 1941)

1940s, U.S. Presidents, World War II


Video: 'President To Prime Minister - Historic Meeting (1941)' (Aug. 10, 1941, at 3:19)

(Sunday, August 10, 1941, 10:00 a.m. Newfoundland Daylight Time; during World War II) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill attended attended religious services today aboard the British battleship Prince of Wales at Placentia Bay in Newfoundland on the second day of the four-day the Atlantic Conference. Continue reading FDR and Churchill attend Sunday services aboard British battleship in Newfoundland 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 10 1941) →

FDR and Churchill begin first wartime conference aboard USS Augusta off Newfoundland 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 9 1941)

1940s, U.S. Presidents, World War II


Video: 'President To Prime Minister - Historic Meeting (1941)' (Aug. 9, 1941, at 0:09-3:17)

(Saturday, August 9, 1941, 11:00 a.m. Newfoundland Daylight Time; during World War II) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill secretly met aboard the USS Augusta today at Placentia Bay in Newfoundland to begin the four-day Atlantic Conference (codenamed Riviera), the first of nine face-to-face conferences between the two leaders during World War II. Continue reading FDR and Churchill begin first wartime conference aboard USS Augusta off Newfoundland 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 9 1941) →