Category Archives: U.S. Presidents

Operation Menu: Covert bombing of Cambodia by U.S. planes begins 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 18 1969)


Video: 'Vietnam: A Television History - Cambodia and Laos [8/11]' (Operation Menu at 16:38)

(Tuesday, March 18, 1969, evening local time; during the Vietnam War, part of the Cambodian Civil War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War)Operation Menu, a covert U.S. bombing campaign conducted in eastern Cambodia on sanctuaries and Base Areas of the North Vietnamese Army and forces of the Viet Cong, began tonight with a raid by 60 B-52 Stratofortress bombers, based at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Continue reading Operation Menu: Covert bombing of Cambodia by U.S. planes begins 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 18 1969)

Taylor sworn in as 12th POTUS, Fillmore as 12th VP 170 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 5 1849)


Video: 'President Zachary Taylor Inaugural Address - Hear and Read the Full Text'

(Monday, March 5, 1849, at approximately 12:45 p.m. local time) — Zachary Taylor, 64, was inaugurated as the 12th President of the United States today on the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., with Chief Justice Roger B. Taney administering the oath of office. Continue reading Taylor sworn in as 12th POTUS, Fillmore as 12th VP 170 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 5 1849)

Hoover sworn in as 31st POTUS, Sherman as 31st VP 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 4 1929)


Video: 'Herbert Hoover Takes the Oath of Office'

(Monday, March 4, 1929, 1:07 p.m. local time) — Herbert Hoover, 51, was inaugurated as the 31st President of the United States today at the east portico of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., with Chief Justice and former President William Howard Taft administering the oath of office. Continue reading Hoover sworn in as 31st POTUS, Sherman as 31st VP 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 4 1929)

Taft sworn in as 27th POTUS, Sherman as 27th VP 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 4 1909)


Video: 'William Howard Taft | 60-Second Presidents | PBS'

(Thursday, March 4, 1909, 12:50 p.m. local time) — William Howard Taft, 51, was inaugurated as the 27th President of the United States today at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., with Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administering the oath of office. Continue reading Taft sworn in as 27th POTUS, Sherman as 27th VP 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 4 1909)

Harrison sworn in as 23rd POTUS, Morton as 22nd VP 130 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 4 1889)


Video: 'Benjamin Harrison Inaugural Address March 4, 1889'

(Monday, March 4, 1889, 12:40 p.m. local time) — Benjamin Harrison, 55, was inaugurated as the 23rd President of the United States today at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., with Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administering the oath of office. Continue reading Harrison sworn in as 23rd POTUS, Morton as 22nd VP 130 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 4 1889)

Jackson sworn in as 7th POTUS, VP Calhoun begins 2nd term 190 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 4 1829)


Video: 'The 1829 Inauguration of Andrew Jackson'

(Wednesday, March 4, 1829) — Andrew Jackson, 61, was inaugurated as the 7th President of the United States today on the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., with Chief Justice John Marshall administering the oath of office. Continue reading Jackson sworn in as 7th POTUS, VP Calhoun begins 2nd term 190 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 4 1829)

Madison sworn in as 4th POTUS, VP Clinton begins 2nd term 210 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 4 1809)


Video: 'President James Madison 1st Inaugural Address - Hear and Read the Full Text'

(Saturday, March 4, 1809) — James Madison, 57, was inaugurated as the 4th President of the United States today in the House Chamber at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., with Chief Justice John Marshall administering the oath of office. Continue reading Madison sworn in as 4th POTUS, VP Clinton begins 2nd term 210 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 4 1809)

22,000 American Nazis rally in Madison Square Garden in New York City 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 20 1939)


Video: 'A Night at The Garden - Field of Vision'

(Monday, February 20, 1939, 8:55-11:00 p.m. EST) — 22,000 members of the German American Bund, a pro-Nazi group, packed Madison Square Garden tonight in New York City to hear Bund leader Fritz Kuhn, known as the “American Hitler,” criticize U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt by repeatedly referring to him as “Frank D. Rosenfeld,” calling his New Deal the “Jew Deal” and denouncing what he believed to be Bolshevik-Jewish American leadership. Continue reading 22,000 American Nazis rally in Madison Square Garden in New York City 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 20 1939)

Oregon admitted to Union as 33rd state 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 14 1859)


Video: 'Top 20 Sites in Oregon for 2015!'

(Monday, February 14, 1859) — President James Buchanan signed a bill today officially admitting Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States, as the 33rd State in the Union. Continue reading Oregon admitted to Union as 33rd state 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 14 1859)