U.S. President History
1924 - Newsreel pictures were taken of U.S. presidential candidates for the first time.
1941 - The Atlantic Charter was signed by U.S. President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
1984 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan was preparing for his weekly radio broadcast when, during testing of the microphone, the President said of the Soviet Union, "My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you that I just signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."
1995 - All U.S. nuclear tests were banned by President Clinton.
1997 - U.S. President Clinton made the first use of the line-item veto approved by Congress, rejecting three items in spending and tax bills.
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