Charlene Mitchell, a political and social activist, was active in the American Communist Party from the late 1950s until the 1980s. In 1968, she became the firstBlack woman nominated for president of the United Stateson the American Communist Party ticket. She was on the ballot in two states...
In 1897, Congress passed an immigrant literacy bill sponsored by Massachusetts Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, but PresidentGrover Clevelandvetoedthe law. Be early 1917, with America’s participation in World War I appearing inevitable, demands for isolationism hit an all-time high. In that growing atmos...
Previously called both Augusta Academy and Liberty Hall (the latter name was inspired by the American Revolution), the university gets the remainder of its current title from General Robert E. Lee, who was president of the university from 1865 until his death in 1870. Columbia University Establis...
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Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee for president, recently alluded to arguments made by people who allege Democrats are promoting illegal immigration to weaken the power of white people. As president, Trump unsuccessfully tried to disqualify people who we...
Clause 1: The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows ...
In the 1796 election, John Adams won the presidency, but the second-place finisher was Thomas Jefferson, Adams’ arch political rival and now his vice president. “That was one of the first clues that the Electoral College created by the founders wasn’t working as intended,” says Robert...
The president who died the youngest was John F. Kennedy. He was only 46 when he was assassinated during his first term in office. Two presidents lived to be 93:Ronald ReaganandGerald Ford; George H.W. Bush was 94 when he died in November of 2018, and at 95 years old, the longest ...
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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are set to face each other on Nov. 5 in what will be the first presidential rematch in nearly 70 years. Trump may have a series of unprecedented legal challenges to overcome, but recent polls suggest a very close call in the vital U....