U.S. President History
1857 - William H. Taft was born. He became the 27th President of the United States, serving from 1909-1913.
1914 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson ordered the Punitive Expedition out of Mexico. The Expedition had been searching for Pancho Villa.
1972 - The Watergate indictments began against seven perpetrators.
1994 - U.S. President Clinton told Haiti's military leaders "Your time is up. Leave now or we will force you from power."
1998 - It was announced that 5.9 million people read The Starr Report on the Internet. 606,000 people read the White House defense of U.S. President Clinton.
| "America rejects bigotry. We reject every act of hatred against people of Arab background or Muslim faith America values and welcomes peaceful people of all faiths -- Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and many others. Every faith is practiced and protected here, because we are one country. Every immigrant can be fully and equally American because we're one country. Race and color should not divide us, because America is one country." - U.S. President George W. Bush Promotes Compassionate Conservatism, April 30, 2002 |