(Monday, June 21, 1948, evening EDT) — In a blistering address tonight at the 1948 Republican National Convention, former Rep. Clare Boothe Luce of Connecticut drew burst after burst of appreciative laughter, calling Democratic President Harry S. Truman a “gone goose” (Click here to watch the video at 15:01).
(Monday, June 21, 1948, evening EDT) — Gov. Dwight H. Green, of Illinois, keynoting the 1948 Republican National Convention which opened today at Convention Hall in Philadelphia, accused the Democratic administration of President Harry S. Truman tonight of squandering the victory of the Second World War, and pledged the GOP to pursue “every avenue of peace” (Click here to watch the video at 18:20). Continue reading GOP keynoter blames ‘New Deal’ for ‘Cold War’ 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 21 1948)
Video: 'On This Day: June 21, 1788'
(Saturday, June 21, 1788) — The United States Constitution, the supreme law of the United States of America featuring a stronger federal government under a system of checks and balances known as the separation of powers doctrine, went into effect today as New Hampshire (by a vote of 57-47) became the ninth and last necessary state of the original 13 colonies to ratify it. Continue reading United States Constitution ratified 230 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 21 1788)
(Thursday, June 18, 1908, 5:16 p.m. local time) — Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio was nominated for President of the United States today at the 1908 Republican National Convention meeting at Chicago Coliseum in Chicago. Continue reading Republicans nominate Taft for POTUS 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (June 18 1908)
Video: 'Abraham Lincoln House Divided Speech Hear the Full Text'
(Tuesday, June 16, 1858, 8:00 p.m. local time) — Abraham Lincoln, accepting the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate said today the slavery issue had to be resolved, declaring, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Continue reading Lincoln delivers ‘House Divided Speech’ 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 16 1858)
Video: 'June 15, 1968 - Edward & Rose Kennedy thanks the nation following Robert F. Kennedy's assassination'
(Saturday, June 15, 1968) — The brother and parents of Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York thanked the nation today for its sympathy and pledged to “carry on the principles for which Bobby stood.” Continue reading Kennedys thank nation for providing ‘strength and hope’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 15 1968)
Video: 'Republican Convention Kansas City 1928'
(Thursday, June 14, 1928, 11:20 p.m. CDT) — U.S. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover of Iowa was nominated for President today at the 1928 Republican National Convention meeting at Convention Hall in Kansas City, Missouri, defeating Governor
Frank Lowden of Illinois 837-74 on the first ballot. Continue reading GOP nominates Herbert Hoover for POTUS 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1928)
Video: 'Robert Kennedy Funeral (1968) | British Pathé' (evening coverage begins at 5:14)
(Saturday, June 8, 1968, 10:30-10:45 p.m. EDT) — Senator Robert F. Kennedy was buried tonight in the glow of floodlights, not far from President John F. Kennedy’s grave on the hillside at Arlington National Cemetery. Continue reading Robert F. Kennedy buried at Arlington 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1968)
Video: 'RFK's final journey: How America stood by train tracks to say farewell'
(Saturday, June 8, 1968, 1:02-9:08 p.m. EDT) — Thousands of mourners lined the tracks and stations, paying their respects as the flag-draped coffin containing the body of Senator Robert F. Kennedy was transported today by a slow-moving train to Washington, D.C., for burial at Arlington National Cemetery following a funeral Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. Continue reading Thousands line tracks to bid RFK farewell 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1968)
Video: 'RFK's Funeral Video - ABC News, June 8, 1968'
(Saturday, June 8, 1968, 10:00 a.m. EDT) — Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York, the younger brother of slain President John F. Kennedy, was eulogized today by the last Kennedy son, Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, at a funeral Mass in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York as a man who “gave us strength in time of trouble.” Continue reading RFK eulogized as a ‘good and decent man’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 8 1968)
