Calvin Coolidge (right), the 30th President taking the oath of office administered by Chief Justice William Howard Taft ( in robe standing left). The presidential inauguration was broadcast on radio for the first time.
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FIRST RADIO BROADCAST OF INAUGURATION ON THIS DATE IN 1925
NINTH U.S. PRESIDENT BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1773
William Henry Harrison was the ninth President of the United States and
the first president to die in office. The oldest president elected until Ronald
Reagan in 1980, Harrison died on his 32nd day in office of complications
from pneumonia-the shortest tenure in U.S.presidential history.
RONALD REAGAN WOULD HAVE BEEN 100 TODAY
Ronald Wilson Reagan , known as the “The Great Communicator”, was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989), the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975) and prior to politics, a Hollywood actor.
Many conservative and liberal scholars agree that Ronald Reagan has been the most
most influential president since Franklin D. Roosevelt, leaving his imprint on American politics,
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT ~ JANUARY 30. 1882–APRIL 12, 1945
The 32nd President of the United States (1933 – 1945)
President Roosevelt giving his famous ‘Infamy Speech” to Congress
FIRST KIWANIS CLUB FOUNDED ON THIS DATE IN 1915
The first Kiwanis club was organized in Detroit, MI, and received a charter from the state of Michigan on Jan. 21, 1915.
The group began as a small network of local businessmen who referred clients to each other’s businesses. As the network grew, the members started to focus on not only themselves, but the needs of the community as well.
Russell Ward, above, was elected the first
president of the Michigan Kiwanis club in 1918.
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