U.S. President History
1942 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave baseball the approval to play despite World War II. He encouraged night games so that war workers could attend.
1953 - Harry S Truman became the first U.S. President to use radio and television to give his farewell as he left office.
1973 - U.S. President Nixon announced the suspension of all U.S. offensive action in North Vietnam. He cited progress in peace negotiations as the reason.
1976 - Sara Jane Moore was sentenced to life in prison for her attempt on the life of U.S. President Ford in San Francisco.
2010 - U.S. President Obama appointed former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to lead the private-sector fund raising effort for earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
| "We see in Islam a religion that traces its origins back to God's call on Abraham. We share your belief in God's justice, and your insistence on man's moral responsibility. We thank the many Muslim nations who stand with us against terror. Nations that are often victims of terror, themselves." - U.S. President George W. Bush, |