U.S. President History
1892 - Former U.S. President Grover Cleveland defeated incumbent Benjamin Harrison. He became the only president to win non-consecutive terms in the White House.
1933 - The Civil Works Administration was created by executive order by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The organization was designed to create jobs for more than 4 million unemployed people in the U.S.
1960 - John F. Kennedy was elected President of the United States.
1966 - Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California.
1966 - U.S. President Johnson signed an anti-immunity for the AFL-NFL merger.
1990 - U.S. President Bush ordered more troop deployments in the Persian Gulf, adding about 150,000 soldiers to the multi-national force fighting against Iraq.
2012 - In Fort Worth, TX, the JFK Tribute was dedicated at the corner of Main and 8th Streets. President Kennedy gave a speech at the location in front of the former Hotel Texas on November 22, 1963.
| "I pray heaven to bestow the best of blessings on this house, and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but wise men ever rule under this roof!" - U.S. First Lady Abigail Adams about the new Executive Mansion. |