Category: American History

  • JFK’s Live News Conference

    JFK’s Live News Conference

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    Morgan O’Brien

    January 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy became the first president to deliver a live television news conference.

  • 24th Amendment Radification

    24th Amendment Radification

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    Morgan O’Brien

    January 23, 1964, the 24th Amendment was ratified.

  • FDR’s Fourth Innauguration

    FDR’s Fourth Innauguration

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    Morgan O’Brien

    January 20, 1945, President Franklin Roosevelt was sworn in for a fourth term.

  • First Electrical System

    First Electrical System

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    Morgan O’Brien

    January 19, 1883, the first electrical system began work at Rosell, New Jersey.

  • Field Order 15

    Field Order 15

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    Morgan O’Brien

    January 16, 1865, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman issued special field order number 15.

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

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    Morgan O’Brien

    January 14, 1784, the United States Congress of the Confederation ratified the Treaty of Paris.

  • National Geographic Society

    National Geographic Society

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    Morgan O’Brien

    January 13, 1888, the National Geographic Society was formed.

  • Haiti Caraway

    Haiti Caraway

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    Morgan O’Brien

    January 12, 1932, Haiti Ophelia Wyatt Caraway became the first woman elected to the United States Senate.

  • Common Sense

    Common Sense

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    Morgan O’Brien

    January 10th, 1776, Thomas Paine published his infamous pamphlet, Common Sense.

  • First State of the Union

    First State of the Union

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    Morgan O’Brien

    January 8, 1790, George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address.