Video: 'Khrushchev Arrives in America - A Clip from "Cold War Roadshow"'
(Tuesday, September 15, 1959, 11:30 a.m. EDT; during the Cold War) — Nikita Khrushchev became the first Soviet leader to visit the United States today as he was welcomed by President Dwight Eisenhower at Andrews Air Force Base at the beginning of an 11-day visit. Continue reading Khrushchev becomes first Soviet leader to visit United States 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1959)
Video: 'Thomas A. Hendricks | Wikipedia audio article'
(Tuesday, September 7, 1819) — Thomas A. Hendricks, the 21st Vice President of the United States, who served from March 1885 until his death in November 1885 during the administration of President Grover Cleveland, was born Thomas Andrews Hendricks today in Muskingum County, Ohio, near East Fultonham and Zanesville. Continue reading U.S. Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks born 200 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 7 1819)
Video: 'FDR - Fireside Chat - Germany's Invansion of Poland 09-03-1939'
(Sunday, September 3, 1939, 10:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time; during the Invasion of Poland, part of World War II) — Pleading that the United States face Europe’s havoc with “national unity,” not selfish partisanship, President Franklin D. Roosevelt tonight solemnly promised the nation his utmost effort to keep the United States neutral. Continue reading Roosevelt urges national unity as war breaks out in Europe 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 3 1939)
Video: 'Did You Know: Abraham Lincoln's First Vice President'
(Sunday, August 27, 1809) — Hannibal Hamlin, the 15th Vice President of the United States, who served from 1861 until 1865 during the administration of President Abraham Lincoln, was born today in Paris (now in Maine, then a part of Massachusetts). Continue reading U.S. Vice President Hannibal Hamlin born 210 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 27 1809)
Video: 'The Death Of Senator Ted Kennedy Announcement CBS News Special Report'
(Tuesday, August 25, 2009, just before midnight EDT) — Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, a son of one of the most storied families in American politics, a man who knew acclaim and tragedy in near-equal measure and who was one of the most effective lawmakers in the history of the Senate, died tonight in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, of brain cancer. He was 77.
. Continue reading Senator Ted Kennedy, 77, dies of brain cancer 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 2009)
Video: 'Hawaii Joins the Union'
(Friday, August 21, 1959, 4:00-4:10 p.m. EDT) — Hawaii, a group of islands located in the central Pacific Ocean, was admitted as the 50th state of the United States today As President Dwight Eisenhower signed the document of proclamation at the long table at which he meets his Cabinet. Continue reading Hawaii becomes the 50th state 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 21 1959)
Video: 'The Hatch Act Explained'
(Wednesday, August 2, 1939) — President Franklin D. Roosevelt today signed the Hatch Act of 1939, a United States federal law whose main provision prohibits employees in the executive branch of the federal government, except the president, vice-president, and certain designated high-level officials, from engaging in some forms of political activity. Continue reading FDR signs Hatch Act restricting political activities of federal workers 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 2 1939)
Video: 'Energie atomique : Albert Einstein; Dr. Leo Szilard'
(Wednesday, August 2, 1939) — German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein signed a letter today written by Hungarian-German-American physicist and inventor Leo Szilard and addressed to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, warning that Nazi Germany might develop an atomic weapon and suggesting that the United States should start its own nuclear program. Continue reading Einstein signs letter urging FDR to build nuclear weapons 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 2 1939)
Video: 'President Nixon in Vietnam 1969'
(Wednesday, July 30, 1969, 12:00 noon Saigon Standard Time; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — U.S. President Richard Nixon arrived at Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon today for a previously unannounced 5½-hour stopover in the war-torn nation. Continue reading Nixon arrives in Saigon to visit Thieu, U.S. troops 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 30 1969)
Video: 'George Clinton (vice president)'
(Thursday, July 26, 1739) — George Clinton, the fourth Vice President of the United States, who served from 1805 until his death in 1812 during the administrations of presidents Thomas Jefferson (1805–1809) and James Madison (1809–1812), was born today in Little Britain, Province of New York, British America. Continue reading U.S. Vice President George Clinton born 280 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 26 1739)
