Barack Hussein Obama II is currently the 44th President of the United States
and is the first African American to hold the office.

The United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was an agency of the
United States government established after World War ll by Congress for the
peace time development and control of atomic science and technology. It began
when President Harry S.Truman signed the McMahon/Atomic Energy Act (above)
on August 1, 1946, transferring control of atomic energy from military to civilian
control, to be effective on January 1, 1947. President Truman appointed David
Lilienthal (below) as the first Chairman of the AEC. The AEC was reassigned into
two new agencies in 1974, the Energy Research and Development Administration
and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

David E. Lilienthal

 
                  (August 1, 1779 – January 11, 1843)

Francis Scott Key was an American Lawyer, author, and amateur poet
from Georgetown near Washington, D.C. He wrote the lyrics to the United
States’ national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner”, which was adopted
at first by an Executive Order from President Woodrow Wilson in 1916
(which had little effect beyond requiring military bands to play it) and
then by a Congressional resolution in 1931, signed by President
Herbert Hoover.

"In God We Trust" was adopted as the official motto of the United States On
July 11, 1954, just one month after the phrase "under God" was incorporated
into the Pledge of Allegiance. The U.S. Congress enacted Public Law 84-140,
which required the motto on all coins and currency. The law was approved by
President Eisenhower on July 30, 1956, and the motto was progressively added
to paper money over a period from 1957 to 1966.   

                (29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945)

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led
the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the
key figures in the creation of Fascism. He became the 40th
Prime Minister of Italy in 1922. In late April 1945 during World 
War ll with total defeat looming, Mussolini attempted to escape
to Switzerland, only to be quickly captured and executed by
Italian partisans.

Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler in 1940