U.S. President History
1777 - General George Washington led his army of about 11,000 men to Valley Forge, PA, to camp for the winter.
1974 - Nelson A. Rockefeller was sworn in as the 41st vice president of the United States.
1998 - U.S. President Bill Clinton was impeached on two charges of perjury and obstruction of justice by the U.S. House of Representatives.
2008 - U.S. President George W. Bush signed a $17.4 billion rescue package of loans for ailing auto makers General Motors and Chrysler.
| "Our forces saved the remnants of the Jewish people of Europe for a new life and a new hope in the reborn land of Israel. Along with all men of good will, I salute the young state and wish it well." - U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower |