U.S. President History
1759 - Parson Mason Weems was born. He is remembered for his fictitious stories that he presented as fact. He was responsible for the story about George Washington cutting down his father's cherry tree.
1884 - Eleanor Roosevelt was born.
1939 - U.S. President Roosevelt was presented with a letter from Albert Einstein that urged him to develop the U.S. atomic program rapidly.
2002 - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize for his commitment to diplomacy over war.
| "No man has ever yet been hanged for breaking the spirit of a law." - Grover Cleveland |