Conservative icon Ronald Reagan, the former Hollywood leading
man and California governor who outwitted the American political
elite to reach the Oval Office, was elected president of the United
States on this day in history, Nov. 4, 1980.
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004)
Theodore Roosevelt, a titan of political progressivism, war
hero, champion of American exceptionalism, Nobel Peace
Prize recipient and 26th president of the United States, was
born in New York City on this day in history, Oct. 27, 1858.
Albert Bacon Fall (November 26, 1861 – November 30, 1944)
On this day in 1929, during the Teapot Dome scandal, Albert B.
Fall, who served as secretary of the interior in President Warren
G. Harding’s cabinet, was found guilty of accepting a bribe while
in office. Fall, a U.S. senator from New Mexico, was the first
individual to be convicted of a crime committed while a
presidential cabinet member.
Warren Gamaliel Harding
(November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923)
John Jay (December 23, 1745 – May 17, 1829)
(FOX NEWS) – Founding Father John Jay, a towering figure
among the intellectual giants who forged the nation, was
sworn in as first chief justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States on this day in history, Oct. 19, 1789.
The New York native held the title until resigning in 1795,
among the shortest tenures for the prestigious lifetime
appointment.
Only 16 other people have held the title of Supreme Court
chief justice in the 227 years since.
On the night of May 14, 1829, Jay was stricken with palsy,
probably caused by a stroke. He lived for three more days,
dying in Bedford, New York.
Jay’s childhood home in Rye, New York is a New York
State Historic Site and Westchester County Park.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
(FOX NEWS) – Lawmakers have voted to oust Speaker Kevin
McCarthy, R-Calif., from his leadership role, the first time in the
history of the House of Representatives that the chamber voted
to boot a member from the top job.
Eight Republicans voted with every present Democrat to vacate
the speaker’s chair. The final vote was 216 to 210 in favor of
McCarthy’s ouster.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., introduced the motion to vacate McCarthy.
Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., is the new temporary leader
of the House of Representatives.
