Category Archives: U.S. Presidents

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrives in Casablanca, Morocco for wartime conference with UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1943)

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


Video: 'Churchill - Roosevelt Casablanca Conference Aka Churchill - Roosevelt Casablanca Meeting (1943)'

(Thursday, January 14, 1943, FDR’s plane landed at Medouina Airport, Casablanca, Morocco, at 6:20 p.m. Western European Summer Time; during the Casablanca Conference) — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived in Morocco tonight to join British Prime Minister Winston Churchill for a 10-day conference in Casablanca that would map the course the Allies would pursue in fighting World War II, including the “unconditional surrender” demand of their enemies. Continue reading U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrives in Casablanca, Morocco for wartime conference with UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1943) →

North Korea announces its withdrawal from Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 10 2003)

2000s, U.S. Presidents


Video: '[Peace Insight] North Korea's Withdrawal from the NPT'

(Friday, January 10, 2003; during the Korean conflict) — The North Korean nuclear-weapons crisis intensified today as Pyongyang announced it is withdrawing from the 1968 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Continue reading North Korea announces its withdrawal from Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 10 2003) →

U.S. President Richard Nixon born in Yorba Linda, California 110 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 9 1913)

1910s, U.S. Presidents

Video: 'PBS Nixon (1990)_1of3'

(Thursday, January 9, 1913) — Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974, was born today in what was then the township precinct of Yorba Linda, California, in a house built by his father, located on his family’s lemon ranch. Continue reading U.S. President Richard Nixon born in Yorba Linda, California 110 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 9 1913) →

President Harry Truman announces the United States had developed a hydrogen bomb 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 7 1953)

1950s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Today in History: Truman Announce H-Bomb'

(Wednesday, January 7, 1953, 9:00 a.m. EST; during the Cold War) — U.S. President Harry S. Truman announced today in his State of the Union message to Congress that the United States had developed a hydrogen bomb and warned Joseph Stalin that a war provoked by Russia now would mean the ruin of the Soviet regime and homeland. Continue reading President Harry Truman announces the United States had developed a hydrogen bomb 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 7 1953) →

U.S. should lead, not police, President George H.W. Bush says in farewell address 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 5 1993)

1990s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'George H. W. Bush's Farewell Address 1993'

(Tuesday, January 5, 1993, 1:22 p.m. EST) — President George H.W. Bush, in a farewell address today as commander-in-chief, said he will pass on to his successor a dangerous world that may require the use of American force — preferably with allied support but alone if necessary — when diplomacy fails and “the stakes warrant.” Continue reading U.S. should lead, not police, President George H.W. Bush says in farewell address 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 5 1993) →

Former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, 60, dies in Northampton, Massachusetts 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 5 1933)

1930s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Calvin Coolidge: The Silent President'

(Thursday, January 5, 1933, 12:45 p.m. EST) — Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929, died suddenly this afternoon of a heart attack at his mansion known as “The Beeches” in Northampton, Massachusetts. He was 60. Continue reading Former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, 60, dies in Northampton, Massachusetts 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 5 1933) →

President Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states shall be ‘forever free’ 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 1 1863)

1860s, American Civil War, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Lincoln Signs the Emancipation Proclamation | Abraham Lincoln'

(Thursday, January 1, shortly after noon; during the American Civil War and Slavery in the United States) — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln today signed the final Emancipation Proclamation, which changed the legal status of more than 3.5 million enslaved African Americans in the secessionist Confederate states from enslaved to free. Continue reading President Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states shall be ‘forever free’ 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 1 1863) →

Czechoslovakia peacefully splits into two new countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 1 1993)

1990s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'The Velvet Revolution and Breakup of Czechoslovakia - History Matters (Short Animated Documentary)'

(Friday, January 1, 1993, midnight Central European Time) — Against the wishes of many of its 15 million citizens, Czechoslovakia today split into two countries: Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Continue reading Czechoslovakia peacefully splits into two new countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 1 1993) →

John C. Calhoun, at odds with President Andrew Jackson, becomes first U.S. vice president to resign 190 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 28 1832)

1830s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'John C. Calhoun'

(Friday, December 28, 1832) — John C. Calhoun, the seventh vice president of the United States since 1825, today became the first vice president to resign, citing political differences with President Andrew Jackson and a desire to fill a vacant Senate seat in South Carolina. . Continue reading John C. Calhoun, at odds with President Andrew Jackson, becomes first U.S. vice president to resign 190 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 28 1832) →

38 eastern Dakota men hanged for killing white settlers in largest one-day mass execution in American history 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 26 1862)

1860s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'What happened on December 26, 1862?'

(Friday, December 26, 1862, 10:00 a.m. local time; part of the Sioux Wars and the American Indian Wars) — U.S. forces hanged 38 eastern Dakota men today in Mankato, Minnesota, three months after the Dakota War of 1862, a six-week uprising against white settlers after the U.S. broke its promise to deliver food and supplies to local tribes in exchange for the surrender of tribal land. Continue reading 38 eastern Dakota men hanged for killing white settlers in largest one-day mass execution in American history 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 26 1862) →