Senate and in the House of Representatives in the late 1960s and 1970s. Among her many accomplishments, she was the first African American woman to deliver a keynote address at the Democratic National Convention. Age: Dec. at 59 (1936-1996) Birthplace: Texas, USA, Houston Photo: US...
He was elected as an independent candidate on the list of the Social Democratic Party. On 1 March 2019 he announced that he will end his fighting career for health reasons, specifically a stroke he suffered. Birthplace: Vinkovci, Croatia Nationality: Yugoslavia, Croatia Also ranks #2 on MMA'...
over the past 100 years, taken many steps which have enabled “more direct forms of democratic governance,” but since those same reforms have been attended by a professionalization of
Taking office after John F. Kennedy'sassassination, Johnson secured enactment of the landmark Civil Rights Act. He urged the country "to build a Great Society, a place where the meaning of man's life matches the marvels of man's labor," which became his agenda, resulting in Medicare for ...
Established in 1898, MWW has sought to document the lives and accomplishments of the world’s most prominent, renowned and infamous people in print format. Since then, the MWW family of directories has grown to include the biographies of notable leaders and achievers from the United States and ...
Biden was the only Democratic presidential candidate in 2020 to not wholly embrace cannabis decriminalization. The fact that he is mentioning these actions at the State of the Union address, even if they fall short of full federal legalization, signals that he cannot ignore the interest in ca...
A White House correspondent for the New York Times, Rogers tracks the life and accomplishments of Jill Biden to reveal how much the role of First Lady has changed—and considers where it might head in the future. Among other things, Biden is the only First Lady in history to work outside...
Though it's not what he's primarily known for, Nixon had a few accomplishments that have been highly rated by historians: ending the draft and enacting policies to protect the environment. He negotiated arms control with Russia and made a diplomatic breakthrough with communist China. ...
During this webinar, USB Chairwoman Meagan Kaiser and Vice Chairman Steve Reinhard explained how the soy checkoff works and provided an update on recent soy checkoff accomplishments. Speakers included: - Meagan Kaiser, USB chairwoman and Missouri soybean farmer - Steve Reinhard, USB vice ...
On May 22, 1927, the Chicago Sunday Tribune printed news of one of the greatest accomplishments in aviation history. On May 20, famed pilot Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field in Long Island in the Spirit of St. Louis. About 33.5 hours and 3,600 miles later, he landed safely...