Martha Beall was born on September 2, 1918 and later became Martha Beall Mitchell the wife of President Richard Nixon’s…
Category: Presidential history
Date of Nixon Resignation
It was at 9: 01 p.m. in the Oval Office at the White House that President Nixon gave his resignation…
150 years since Abraham Lincoln’s death
The gunshot that killed Lincoln came from John Wilkes Booth’s .44-caliber derringer as the president and his wife watched “Our…
Benjamin Franklin’s Thirteen Virtues
1.Temperance. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation. 2.Silence. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid…
Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday
Today, February 12, we remember the birthday of perhaps the most popular American president that has ever served our United States. Lincoln lived an…
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
President Abraham Lincoln delivered, on November 19, 1863, a military dedication during the American Civil War. His dedication at a military…
Second Term Presidents
There were 17 elected two term presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Lincoln, Grant, Cleveland, McKinley, Wilson, F. Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Nixon,…
List of United States Presidents
18th Century 1. George Washington 2. John Adams 19th Century 3. Thomas Jefferson 4. James Madison 5. James Monroe 6.…
Understanding The Electoral College
THE NEW YORK TIMES FOR KIDS So … How Does the Electoral College Work, Again? It’s weird. It’s confusing. It’s…
John F. Kennedy Marries Jacqueline Bouvier
On this day in 1953, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy, the future 35th president of the United States, marries Jacqueline…
