Today is Saturday, July 11, 2026

Today in
U.S. President History

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1804 - The United States' first secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton, was killed by Vice President Aaron Burr in a duel.

1934 - U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the first American chief executive to travel through the Panama Canal while in office.

2000 - Arkansas Judge Leon Johnson announced that he would preside over the disbarment case against U.S. President Clinton. Several other judges has stepped aside from the case citing the appearance of conflicts of interest.




U.S. President Quotes

"Islam is a vibrant faith. Millions of our fellow citizens are Muslim. We respect the faith. We honor its traditions. Our enemy does not. Our enemy doesn't follow the great traditions of Islam. They've hijacked a great religion." - U.S. President George W. Bush on U.S. Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan, October 11, 2002

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