Category: Presidential Facts
The Last of 1,000 Days
On this day in 1963 John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated by sniper’s bullets at 12:30 p.m. in Dallas,…
The Last Full Measure
This day in 1863, on a Thursday afternoon, President Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,…
The Bitter Campaign over the First Catholic President
On this day in 1960, US Navy combat veteran John F. Kennedy becomes the youngest man and first Catholic ever to be elected president of…
“We Must Not Be Enemies”
On this very day in 1860, Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States over a deeply divided Democratic Party, becoming the…
Dewey Defeats Truman
On this day in 1948, in what to that moment was the greatest upset in presidential election history, Democratic incumbent Harry S. Truman defeats his…
The Missiles of October
On this day in 1962, at 7:00 pm EDT, Pres. John F. Kennedy, on the job for 21 months, delivers a nationwide televised address on…
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