Ronald Reagan, 12 years old

1951

Ronald Reagan as host of GE Theater on CBS (1954-1962)

President Reagan

          Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004)

Ronald Reagan was the 49th President of the United States,serving from 1981 to
1989. Prior to that, he was the 33rd Governor of California from 1967 to 1975 and
a radio, film and television actor.

United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) is a private, nonprofit organization that
provides morale and recreational services to members of the U.S. military in 160
centers worldwide. It was founded in response to a request from President Franklin
D. Roosevelt who was elected as its honorary chairman.

Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the
28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921.

It was shortly after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945 that
legislation was introduced by Virginia Congressman Ralph H. Doughton that
called for the replacement of the Mercury dime with one bearing Roosevelt’s
image. The dime was chosen to honor the president as a result of his efforts
in the founding of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (later named
the March of Dimes).

The Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint, John R. Sinnock was chosen to design
the dime. His first submission on October 12, 1945 was rejected, but a second
one was accepted on January 6, 1946. The dime was released to the public
on Wednesday, January 30, 1946. The reverse design elements of a torch,
olive branch, and oak branch symbolized, respectively, liberty, peace,
and victory. 

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President Roosevelt

Territorial capital at Corvallis, Oregon, 1880 

The above building served as Oregon’s territorial capitol for a short period of time
when the territorial legislature met in Corvallis on December 3, 1855. It was located
on the northwest corner of Second Street and Adams Avenue. The legislature later 
assembled in Salem on December 18, 1855, where it has stayed since.