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- title=United States Electoral College| image_name=Electoral_map.svg| ... votes for President and Vice President of the United States. ...425 bytes (64 words) - 17:01, 28 October 2020
- title=US House of Representatives| image_name=United States House of Representatives chamber.jpg| ...897 bytes (136 words) - 00:49, 30 December 2023
- title=United States Electoral College| image_name=Electoral_map.svg| ... votes for President and Vice President of the United States. Because of this ...607 bytes (92 words) - 19:48, 3 November 2020
- | country=United States of America | image=Great_Seal_of_the_US.png ... | title=the United States}} |- !align=center style="background: ...2 KB (312 words) - 00:38, 30 December 2023
- | name = United States Senate | bodyclass = plainlist | bodystyle = ... [[Category:United States Senate navigational boxes| ]] ...3 KB (415 words) - 19:03, 15 December 2023
- image_desc=Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts| text=The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (commonly ...801 bytes (114 words) - 00:19, 5 March 2024
- She led her family's newspaper, The Washington Post, for more than two decades, overseeing its most famous period, the Watergate scandal ...647 bytes (89 words) - 11:52, 16 June 2022
- | title = Presidents of the United States of America America.svg|100px|Seal of the President of the United States]] ...2 KB (159 words) - 20:11, 18 April 2023
- text=The Peace Corps is an independent United States federal agency. The Peace Corps was established by Executive Order 10924 on March 1, 1961 ...526 bytes (74 words) - 15:57, 27 March 2024
- Honors are annual honors given to those in the performing arts for their ... the White House, hosted by the President of the United States and the First ...2 KB (242 words) - 16:09, 20 July 2023
- diplomat and political scientist who served as the 64th United States secretary of state from 1997 to 2001, the first woman to hold the post. She was ...789 bytes (111 words) - 11:44, 18 May 2022
File:Lincoln and Johnsond.jpg The Rail Splitter Repairing the Union" — a political cartoon ... Date: 1865 Author: Joseph E. Baker. Permission: This media file is ...(770 × 599 (146 KB)) - 23:58, 4 October 2022- statesman and military leader, reaching the rank of general before retiring ... It may have been God's viewpoint that the American people should forgive ...2 KB (245 words) - 20:16, 16 March 2021
- |title = [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|border|24px]] Major ... [[Category:United States navigational boxes|Topics]] 170273552 ...8 KB (943 words) - 16:30, 23 November 2020
- Gordon L. Anderson is President of [http://www.paragonhouse.com Paragon ... After serving in the military and working as a mechanical engineer ...2 KB (264 words) - 16:59, 7 April 2022
- The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award in the United States and is bestowed by the President of the United States. It ...9 KB (1,283 words) - 22:24, 30 November 2022
- |title = Presidents of the United States |image = [[File:Seal of the President of the United States.png|100px]] ...4 KB (348 words) - 14:24, 13 April 2022
- film director, and diplomat. In 1964, Poitier won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963), the first African American actor ...922 bytes (140 words) - 21:03, 24 March 2022
- Old French estat and Latin status (“manner of standing, attitude, position ... state (plural states) # A condition; a set of circumstances applying ...3 KB (370 words) - 16:04, 1 September 2023
- The Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis during the presidency ... During the beginning of his term, Jackson was forced to confront the ...7 KB (1,113 words) - 00:42, 17 November 2022
- the distinguished office of President of the United States. ... president), as well as of the President of the United States seems to be properly ...12 KB (1,887 words) - 17:11, 8 October 2023
- nominee of the Democratic Party for President of the United States in 1848. His political position endorsed a Jeffersonian political philosophy. He believed ...9 KB (1,272 words) - 22:19, 25 October 2022
- The Radical Republicans were members of the Republican Party who were ... The Radical Republicans took a hard line against the Confederacy early ...11 KB (1,485 words) - 22:44, 7 December 2022
- 28, 1839 – February 17, 1898) was one of the most prominent social reformers ... Mary Thompson Hill Willard. She spent most of her childhood on a farm in ...7 KB (1,021 words) - 06:43, 1 April 2024
- film director, and diplomat. Poitier was the first African American actor ... as a Black actor contributed not just to the world of entertainment but ...1 KB (189 words) - 20:58, 24 March 2022
- The Treaty of Ghent, signed on December 24, 1814, in Ghent, Belgium ... Great Britain message from the President of the United States, transmitting ...5 KB (803 words) - 14:55, 2 May 2023
- April 10 1882 – May 14 1965) was Secretary of Labor for the twelve years ... Perkins was born in Boston, Massachusetts. The family moved to Worcester ...8 KB (1,176 words) - 06:42, 1 April 2024
- The Free Soil Party was a short-lived political party in the United ... Free Soil candidates ran on the platform declaring "...we inscribe ...6 KB (913 words) - 10:35, 11 April 2024
- The Truman Doctrine was a proclamation by United States President ... Aid was agreed by the United States government to be given to both ...9 KB (1,284 words) - 18:28, 2 May 2023
- The Naval Support Facility Thurmont, popularly known as Camp David, is the rustic 125-acre mountain retreat of the President of the United States ...11 KB (1,604 words) - 18:57, 25 November 2023
- reformer and social activist, leader of the women's suffrage movement ... Woodlake, Kentucky and grew up at Ashland, the farm established by her great ...7 KB (1,006 words) - 04:55, 5 November 2022
- filled by the wife of the president of the United States, the title is sometimes taken to apply only to the wife of a sitting president, however ...12 KB (1,723 words) - 17:24, 28 March 2024
- referred to as Joe Brown, was a Governor of Georgia from 1857 to 1865, ... business dealings; acquiring great wealth at the misery of others, mainly convict ...6 KB (819 words) - 21:23, 6 May 2024
- The Fulbright Program including the Fulbright-Hays Program is a program ... Fulbright alumni around the world recognize the importance of continued ...11 KB (1,431 words) - 07:18, 15 April 2024
- wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States, and therefore is seen as the first First Lady of the United States although that ...10 KB (1,529 words) - 16:57, 6 December 2023
- February 22, 1965) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court ... Frankfurter was born in Vienna, Austria. His family emigrated to the ...8 KB (1,184 words) - 17:13, 26 March 2024
- Category:President of the United States navigational boxes { "params": { "State": {} } } 1002671767 ...10 KB (1,134 words) - 04:39, 26 January 2021
- The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) is the oldest continuing ... The WCTU perceived alcoholism as a consequence of larger social problems ...8 KB (1,107 words) - 23:22, 17 May 2023
- | order=19th President of Liberia | term_start=January 3, 1944 ... (November 29, 1895 – July 23, 1971) was President of Liberia for more than ...9 KB (1,372 words) - 20:43, 13 May 2023
- John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth President of the United States. As the first vice president to succeed to the ...15 KB (2,215 words) - 07:59, 3 August 2022
- and educator. Serving as a professor of economics at Harvard University ... in determining economic activity and the consequent health and prosperity ...7 KB (1,057 words) - 05:09, 9 April 2024
- The Northwest Ordinance (formally An Ordinance for the Government ... Arguably the single most important piece of legislation passed by ...10 KB (1,533 words) - 06:38, 16 November 2022
- A Congressional Gold Medal is an award bestowed by the United States ... is personally awarded by the President of the United States (executive branch ...10 KB (1,549 words) - 19:21, 15 May 2020
- politician. From 1946 to 1952 he was the first official Secretary-General ... organize multinational troops to respond to the invasion of Korea in 1950 ...8 KB (1,239 words) - 18:30, 2 May 2023
- historical materials of every President of the United States since Herbert Hoover. Presidential libraries began with the thirty-second U.S. President ...19 KB (2,492 words) - 22:38, 30 November 2022
- October 24, 1830 – May 19, 1917) was among the first female attorneys in ... Victoria Woodhull) to run for President of the United States. Additionally ...11 KB (1,718 words) - 08:56, 27 September 2023
- Abraham Lincoln. He was a staunch supporter of the Union and of the emancipation ... Hay was born in 1838, in Salem, Indiana, of Scottish ancestry, raised ...10 KB (1,420 words) - 06:55, 8 April 2024
- Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was a politician of the United States who served as the twenty-first President. Arthur ...13 KB (1,928 words) - 18:32, 8 December 2023
- leader, politician, and the ninth President of the United States (1841). He served as the first governor of the Indiana Territory and later as a U.S ...12 KB (1,810 words) - 10:57, 9 May 2023
- 1987) was an American soldier and diplomat of the mid-twentieth century. ... in Kansas City as a youth and graduated from the United States Military Academy ...14 KB (2,126 words) - 01:07, 9 November 2022
- The Alien and Sedition Acts were four laws passed by the United States ... The most controversial of the four statutes was the Sedition Act, ...12 KB (1,748 words) - 18:22, 21 July 2023
- have succeeded Johnson as president of the United States upon Johnson ... Andrew Johnson became President of the United States following the ...13 KB (2,015 words) - 09:47, 28 September 2023
- Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the thirteenth president of the United States, serving from 1850 until 1853, and the ...15 KB (2,217 words) - 17:59, 9 November 2022
- Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was the twenty-third president of the United States. Serving one term from 1889 to 1893 ...14 KB (2,048 words) - 09:55, 28 September 2023
- Albion Woodbury Small (May 11, 1854 – March 24, 1926) founded the ... Albion Woodbury Small was born in Buckfield, Maine, the son of Reverend ...7 KB (1,052 words) - 17:49, 19 December 2022
- honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States, who was born on February 22, 1732 (by the Gregorian calendar). Since the Uniform ...19 KB (2,531 words) - 23:00, 3 May 2023
- The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military ... The award recognizes acts of heroism performed in ground combat if ...11 KB (1,788 words) - 04:34, 22 November 2023
- The American Colonization Society was founded in Liberia 1816 by Robert ... The society held close control over the development of Liberia until ...11 KB (1,715 words) - 03:32, 24 July 2023
- | order=7th Vice President of the United States | term_start=March 4, 1825 ... 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was a leading United States senator, vice president ...14 KB (2,040 words) - 16:58, 5 April 2024
- The Labor-Management Relations Act, commonly known as the Taft-Hartley ... The act forbade jurisdictional strikes and secondary boycotts. Employers ...12 KB (1,867 words) - 02:51, 27 February 2023
- Perjury is the act of lying or making verifiably false statements ... Perjury is the giving of false testimony under oath. The word comes ...11 KB (1,741 words) - 17:57, 26 March 2023
- and anthropologist, who developed two of the nation's most notable ... whose ancestors could be tracked down to the first settlers of America ...9 KB (1,359 words) - 10:26, 11 April 2024
- Thaddeus Stevens (April 4, 1792 – August 11, 1868), was a member ... to hold a steady job and who abandoned the family before dying in the ...9 KB (1,431 words) - 02:49, 19 April 2023
- | order=19th President of the United States | date1=March 4, 1877 ... military leader, and the 19th President of the United States (1877 – 1881 ...15 KB (2,246 words) - 18:25, 22 December 2022
- Teapot Dome was an oil reserve scandal that began during the administration ... The Teapot Dome oil field received its name because of a rock resembling ...10 KB (1,500 words) - 00:48, 21 April 2023
- writer, political philosopher and one of the Founding Fathers of the ... Born to privilege and wealth, Hancock used his money to foster the ...9 KB (1,251 words) - 05:15, 3 August 2022
- government official. Dana was in many ways the most brilliant journalist ... criticism of his abilities as President of the United States. Dana was in ...10 KB (1,500 words) - 02:09, 13 January 2023
- The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations assists ... ==Organizational Structure and Pattern of Work== ECOSOC has 54 members ...13 KB (1,735 words) - 11:44, 3 May 2023
- diplomat and conservative politician. He was the fourth secretary-general of ... Prior to serving as UN secretary general, Waldheim was a member of ...13 KB (1,913 words) - 04:39, 4 March 2023
- Joseph Jenkins Roberts (March 15, 1809 – February 24, 1876) was ... During his tenure as president, Roberts pushed for European and United ...15 KB (2,161 words) - 07:38, 27 February 2023
- 1909) was a prominent Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache who long ... and I am glad to know that the President of the United States is a Christian ...9 KB (1,410 words) - 07:39, 24 January 2023
- 1869), was an American lawyer, politician, United States Attorney General in ... quot; on the side at [[President of the United States|President]] Andrew ...16 KB (2,329 words) - 23:57, 12 February 2024
- American statesman, who served as Secretary of War, Governor-General of the ... society that afforded many contacts for the rest of his life. He graduated ...14 KB (1,981 words) - 15:41, 25 January 2023
- figure who served as U.S. Secretary of State under President Dwight ... One of his policy contributions was what became known as brinkmanship ...14 KB (1,941 words) - 05:09, 3 August 2022
- 1955) was an American newspaper baron, owner of the Chicago Tribune, and popularly ... A leading opponent of United States entry into World War II and of ...11 KB (1,557 words) - 02:14, 16 December 2022
- The Compromise of 1850 was a series of laws that attempted to resolve ... The measures, designed by Whig Senator Henry Clay (who failed to get ...12 KB (1,866 words) - 00:22, 8 January 2024
- A United States National Monument is a protected area that is similar to a U.S. national park with the exception that the President of the United ...19 KB (2,589 words) - 16:14, 11 November 2022
- American politician who served as Governor of Kansas from 1933-1937. He was ... Landon was born in 1887, to John Manuel and Anne Mossman Landon. The ...12 KB (1,812 words) - 16:52, 20 July 2023
- She is known for her work to improve the living and working conditions ... In 1886, she joined the Women's Educational and Industrial Union ...8 KB (1,107 words) - 16:13, 7 November 2022
- inventor, painter and architect who designed the United States Capitol. He ... interest and discernible talent in "the arts of design," to employ ...12 KB (1,857 words) - 20:42, 13 May 2023
- Bleeding Kansas, sometimes referred to in history as Bloody Kansas ... In all, approximately 63 people died in Bleeding Kansas. The term ...10 KB (1,554 words) - 18:13, 31 October 2023
- The Silver Star is the third highest military decoration that can ... It ranks fifth in the precedence of military awards behind the Medal ...11 KB (1,746 words) - 22:08, 29 January 2023
- War I and World War II (finally supporting the latter conflict only after ... He believed steadfastly in the principles that he attested to. He ...11 KB (1,518 words) - 02:47, 16 November 2022
- executive, and philanthropist. He introduced the concept of “salesmanship” ... money for cancer research and promoting the federal government’s role ...11 KB (1,655 words) - 01:19, 11 May 2021
- secretary of state, and fifth president of the United States. He was the last ... began his term as the new president of the United States. ...18 KB (2,572 words) - 16:07, 8 February 2023
- philosopher, and diplomat, an advocate of peace through education. The ... L. Butler and Mary Murray Butler, daughter of Nicholas Murray, a clergyman ...14 KB (2,044 words) - 23:32, 14 November 2022
- 20, 1893), was a Louisiana-born general for the Confederate Army during the ... Beauregard was the first prominent Confederate general. He commanded ...11 KB (1,598 words) - 06:06, 18 November 2022
- The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from ... With the ratification of the Articles of Confederation in 1781, the ...14 KB (1,925 words) - 17:39, 25 January 2023
- Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the seventeenth President of the United States (1865–1869), succeeding to the presidency ...20 KB (2,946 words) - 17:51, 27 July 2023
- Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii (September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917 ... it would prove to be eventful. She was the last monarch of the Kingdom ...12 KB (1,779 words) - 15:42, 7 December 2022
- The Burning of Washington is the name given to the burning of Washington ... The White House was burned. Only the exterior walls remained, and ...10 KB (1,535 words) - 18:46, 22 November 2023
- The Kellogg-Briand Pact, also known as the Pact of Paris after the ... In its original form, the Pact of Paris was a renunciation of war ...7 KB (1,036 words) - 17:20, 5 October 2022
- Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 - July 9, 1850) was an American military leader and the twelfth president of the United States. Taylor had ...16 KB (2,480 words) - 10:32, 7 June 2023
- broadcasting executive who served as the president of Columbia Broadcasting ... Stanton was decisive and passionate in his pursuit of the development ...11 KB (1,666 words) - 05:09, 9 April 2024
- Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (October 29, 1938 - ) is the current President ... For anyone to become head of their state is a significant achievement ...17 KB (2,476 words) - 17:14, 13 February 2024
- his 1980 campaign, she was nominated as the U.S. ambassador to the United ... Jeane Duane Jordan was born in Duncan, Oklahoma, the daughter of an ...14 KB (1,976 words) - 01:05, 9 February 2023
- Watergate is a general term for a series of political scandals, which ... Investigations conducted by the FBI, Senate Watergate Committee, House ...17 KB (2,600 words) - 14:08, 31 May 2022
- Father's Day is a celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth ... celebrated in a religious fashion. In the Catholic tradition, it is ...11 KB (1,671 words) - 12:56, 21 January 2023
- (May 20, 1768 – July 12, 1849), was the wife of President James Madison ... North Carolina, on May 20, 1768, a daughter of John Payne, farmer and starch ...12 KB (1,850 words) - 16:36, 29 January 2024
- a political sociologist, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, and the ... was born on March 18, 1922, in New York, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants ...12 KB (1,665 words) - 10:15, 26 January 2023
