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President Clinton prepares to deliver the speech announcing his resignation.
DateJuly 15, 1998 (1998-07-15)
Time12:01 pm (Eastern Time, UTC-07:00)
Duration32 minutes
VenueOval Office
LocationWashington, D.C.
CauseMonica Lewinsky Scandal
ParticipantsBill Clinton

Assassination of Howard Dean
President John F. Kennedy, his wife Jacqueline, Texas governor John Connally, and Connally's wife Nellie in the presidential limousine minutes before his assassination in Dallas
Former Governor Dean at a campaign rally minutes before his assassination in Detroit
LocationDetroit, Michigan, U.S.
DateOctober 27, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-10-27)
5:31 P.M (CST)
TargetHoward Dean
WeaponsSmith & Weston M&P15 Sport III semi automatic rifle
DeathsHoward Dean
InjuredFaron K. Paramore
PerpetratorAdam Fox
ChargesMurder(1 counts) and Assault with a deadly weapon (2 Counts)
Failed Killing of Osama bin Laden
Part of the War on terror
Osama bin Laden's compound
Map of Operation Neptune Spear showing the locations of U.S. bases in Afghanistan and the approximate flight path to and from the compound in Pakistan
DateOctober 28, 2012; 12 years ago
LocationOsama bin Laden's compound in Bilal Town, Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Also known asOperation Neptune Spear
Participants
OutcomeOsama bin Laden's escape from U.S. forces, multiple U.S Deaths.
Deaths
Multiple U.S. Soldiers
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Members of House of Representatives vote on one article of impeachment
AccusedPresident Eliot Spitzer
Proponents
DateDecember 1st, 2013 ⁠–⁠ January 22nd, 2014
(1 month and 3 weeks)
OutcomeAcquitted by the U.S. Senate, remained in the office of President of the United States
ChargesCrimes of Moral Turpitude
CauseEliot Spitzer Prostitution Scandal|Allegations that Spitzer unlawfully solicited Prostitutes
Congressional votes
Voting in the U.S. House of Representatives
AccusationCrimes of Moral Turpitude
Votes in favor354
Votes against244
Present0
Not voting0
ResultApproved
Voting in the U.S. Senate
AccusationArticle I – Crimes of Moral Turpitude
Votes in favor66 "guilty"
Votes against36 "not guilty"
ResultAcquitted (69 "guilty" votes necessary for a conviction)
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January 16, 1939 (1939-01-16)

Are you in favour of abolishing the Canadian monarchy?
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 1,993,334 49.99%
No 1,993,798 50.01%
Valid votes 3,987,132 97.53%
Invalid or blank votes 101,028 2.47%
Total votes 4,088,160 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 5,826,732 70.16%

Results by province and territory
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Photographic portrait of Robert M. La Follette
La Follette in 1924
30th President of the United States
In office
March 4, 1925 – June 18, 1925
Vice PresidentBurton K. Wheeler
Preceded byWarren G. Harding
Succeeded byBurton K. Wheeler
United States Senator
from Wisconsin
In office
January 4, 1906 – March 2, 1925
Preceded byJoseph V. Quarles
Succeeded byRobert M. La Follette Jr.
20th Governor of Wisconsin
In office
January 7, 1901 – January 1, 1906
Lieutenant
Preceded byEdward Scofield
Succeeded byJames O. Davidson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891
Preceded byBurr W. Jones
Succeeded byAllen R. Bushnell
Personal details
Born
Robert Marion La Follette

(1855-06-14)June 14, 1855
Primrose, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedJune 18, 1925(1925-06-18) (aged 70)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Other political
affiliations
Progressive (1924)
SpouseBelle Case
Children4, including Robert Jr., Philip, and Fola
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison (BS)
Signature
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Roosevelt, c. 1921
34th President of the United States
In office
March 4, 1933 – June 12, 1943
Vice President
Preceded byCordell Hull
Succeeded byEllis Arnall
43rd Governor of New York
In office
January 1, 1929 – December 31, 1932
Preceded byAl Smith
Succeeded byLouis Waldman
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
In office
March 10, 1921 – January 13th, 1922
PresidentWarren G. Harding
Preceded byGordon Woodbury
Succeeded byTheodore Douglas Robinson
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 2nd district
In office
1920–1921
Preceded byFranklin A. Coles
Succeeded byFrederick Trubee Davison
Personal details
Born
Theodore Roosevelt III

(1887-09-13)September 13, 1887
Oyster Bay, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 12, 1943(1943-07-12) (aged 55)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
Political party
Spouse
(m. 1910)
Children
Parent(s)Theodore Roosevelt
Edith Roosevelt
RelativesRoosevelt family
Alma materHarvard College
Profession
  • Politician
  • military officer
  • banker
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
Years of service1917–1919
RankLieutenant Colonel
Unit1st Infantry Division
Commands1st Battalion, 26th Infantry
Campaigns
Awards
1957 Capitol Building Bombing
Part of domestic terrorism in the United States
The U.S. Capitol Building shortly before the explosion
LocationU.S. Capitol Building
Washington D.C, United States.
Coordinates38°53′23″N 77°00′33″W / 38.88972°N 77.00917°W / 38.88972; -77.00917
DateJune 13, 1957; 67 years ago (1957-06-13)
4:31 p.m. (UTC−05:00)
TargetThe U.S Government Executive Branch, President Wayne Morse and Supreme court nominee Thurgood Marshall
Attack type
Homemade Improvised Explosives
Mass Shooting
Deaths71, Including: President Wayne Morse, Speaker of the House Lee Metcalf, First Lady Mildred Morse and after three days President Hubert Humphrey[1]. Additionally 23 other members of Congress were killed.
Injured325
PerpetratorsMarvin Stephens, Chase Beckett, and the National Alliance for Purity White Supremacist group.
MotiveBacklash against Civil Rights Legislation, the NAACP v. State of Mississippi Supreme Court decision which ended public school segregation in the United States and the Nomination of Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court
Southern Crisis
in the
Clockwise from top left:
From top, left to right: Soldiers in the Streets of Little Rock, Arkansas • The Aftermath of a white supremacist attack in New York • Police breaking up a pro-KKK rally in Charleston, West Virginia • The State Funeral of President Wayne Morse • Aftermath of Car Bombing at Roosevelt Airport, New York
DateJune 13, 1957 - Febuary 22, 1958 (254 Days)
Location
Result
Participants
Federal and State Governments Various white supremacist and southern nationalist groups
Commanders and leaders
Main Federal leaders: Main Terrorist leaders:
Casualties and losses
  • Civilian Casualties:
  • 5,283
  • Military Casualties
  • 1,245
  • Police Casualties
  • 2,176
  • Total Casualties
  • 8,704
  • ...further details
  • KKK Casualties:
  • 12,397
  • Southern Front Causualties
  • 4,924
  • Other Casualties
  • 2,284
  • Total Causalties
  • 19,605
  • ...further details
Civil Rights Act of 1958
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn Act to provide means of further securing and protecting the civil rights of persons within the jurisdiction of the United States additionally to enforce the fifteenth amendment of the Constitution of the United States, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes.
Enacted bythe 85th United States Congress
EffectiveAugust 12, 1958
Citations
Public law87-321
Statutes at Large89 Stat. 649
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 7293 by Eugene McCarthy (P-MN) on March 13, 1958
  • Committee consideration by Judiciary
  • Passed the House on July 17, 1958 (316-119)
  • Passed the Senate on August 10, 1958 (77–23) with amendment
  • House agreed to Senate amendment on August 27, 1957 (324–111) with further amendment
  • Senate agreed to House amendment on August 29, 1957 (78-22)
  • Signed into law by President Huey P. Long on August 12, 1958
Major amendments
Civil Rights Act of 1963
Civil Rights Act of 1967
United States Supreme Court cases
See § United States Supreme Court cases
Huey Long
Long with both arms raised while speaking
39th President of the United States
In office
June 16, 1957 – December 25, 1963
Vice President
Preceded byHubert Humphrey
Succeeded byQuentin Burdick
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office
January 20, 1955 – June 16, 1957
Preceded byWalter F. George
Succeeded byWarren Magnuson
United States Senator
from Louisiana
In office
January 25, 1932 – June 16, 1957
Preceded byJoseph E. Ransdell
Succeeded byRussell B. Long
40th Governor of Louisiana
In office
May 21, 1928 – January 25, 1932
Lieutenant
Preceded byOramel H. Simpson
Succeeded byAlvin King
Personal details
Born(1893-08-30)August 30, 1893
Winnfield, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedDecember 25, 1963(1963-12-25) (aged 70)
Camp David, Maryland, U.S.
Cause of deathHeart Attack
Resting placeHuey P. Long National Memorial
Political party
Spouse
(m. 1913)
Children3; including Russell
RelativesLong family
SignatureCursive signature on ink
  1. ^ "National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present". United States Election Project. CQ Press.