Today is Thursday, November 12, 2026

Today in
U.S. President History

1979 - U.S. President Carter ordered a halt to all oil imports from Iran in response to 63 Americans being taken hostage at the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran on November 4.

1999 - U.S. President Bill Clinton signed into law the Financial Services Management Act. The legislation overhauled the regulatory framework of the financial-services industry in the U.S.




U.S. President Quotes

"Everyday life confirms the fundamentally human and democratic ideal that individual effort deserves an economic reward." - President Reagan, October 22, 1981

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