U.S. President History
1897 - "The Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Phillip Sousa was performed for the first time. It was at a ceremony where a statue of George Washington was unveiled.
1942 - "Lincoln Portrait" by Aaron Copland was performed for the first time by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
1948 - U.S. President Harry S. Truman immediately recognized the new State of Israel.
1980 - U.S. President Carter inaugurated the Department of Health and Human Services.
1985 - Michael Jackson received a humanitarian award from U.S. President Ronald Reagan at the White House.
| "Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide." - U.S. President John Adams |