U.S. President History
1789 - Americans voted for the electors that would choose George Washington to be the first U.S. president.
1800 - Millard Fillmore was born. He became the thirteenth president of the United States.
1953 - U.S. President Harry Truman announced the development of the hydrogen bomb.
1980 - U.S. President Jimmy Carter signed legislation that authorized $1.5 billion in loans for the bail out of Chrysler Corp.
1998 - Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky signed an affidavit denying that she had an affair with U.S. President Clinton.
1999 - U.S. President Clinton went on trial before the Senate. It was only the second time in U.S. history that an impeached president had gone to trial. Clinton was later acquitted of perjury and obstruction of justice charges.
2003 - U.S. President George W. Bush asked the U.S. Congress to approve a $674 billion plan to abolish federal taxes on stock dividends, speed up income tax cuts, and checks to 34 million low- and middle-income parents.
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