U.S. President History
1767 -
1804 - The United States' first secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton, was killed by Vice President Aaron Burr in a duel.
1934 - U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the first American chief executive to travel through the Panama Canal while in office.
2000 - Arkansas Judge Leon Johnson announced that he would preside over the disbarment case against U.S. President Clinton. Several other judges has stepped aside from the case citing the appearance of conflicts of interest.
| "Tomorrow is a moment of truth for the world." - George W. Bush, about a deadline given to the United Nations on endorsing the use of force to disarm Iraq. |