U.S. President History
1830 - Belva Lockwood was born. She was the first woman formally nominated for the U.S. Presidency.
1861 - The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent when Justice Stephen J. Field of California transmitted a telegram to U.S. President Lincoln.
1931 - The George Washington Bridge opened for traffic between New York and New Jersey.
1970 - U.S. President Richard Nixon appealed to radio broadcasters to screen songs with lyrics that urge drug use.
| "I have assured His Majesty that our war is against evil, not against Islam. There are thousands of Muslims who proudly call themselves Americans, and they know what I know -- that the Muslim faith is based upon peace and love and compassion. The exact opposite of the teachings of the al Qaeda organization, which is based upon evil and hate and destruction." - U.S. President George W. Bush and His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan at the Oval Office, Washington, D.C., September 28, 2001 |