U.S. President History
1735 - John Adams, the second President of the United States, was born in Braintree, MA. His son became the sixth President of the U.S.
1972 - U.S. President Richard Nixon approved legislation to increase Social Security spending by $5.3 billion.
1975 - The New York Daily News ran the headline "Ford to City - Drop Dead." The headline came a day after U.S. President Gerald R. Ford said he would veto any proposed federal bailout of New York City.
2001 - In New York City, U.S. President George W. Bush threw out the first pitch at Game 3 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
2002 - U.S. President George W. Bush signed an act that renamed the Oakwood Postal Station in Los Angeles the Nat King Cole Post Office.
| "Islam is a vibrant faith. Millions of our fellow citizens are Muslim. We respect the faith. We honor its traditions. Our enemy does not. Our enemy doesn't follow the great traditions of Islam. They've hijacked a great religion." - U.S. President George W. Bush on U.S. Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan, October 11, 2002 |