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.
| "As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of birds and the prattling of my children." - U.S. President John Adams |