First responders show dedication and courage daily by being on
the front lines when disasters occur. In the attack on the World
Trade Center in New York City in 2001 when thousands of people
were killed or injured, more than four hundred emergency workers
also lost their lives. In honor of first responders, the US Senate designated September 12 as the National Day Encouragement. It
was first announced in 2007 and has been celebrated each year
ever since.
First responders show dedication and courage daily by being on the front
lines when disasters occur. In the attack on the World Trade Center in New
York City in 2001 when thousands of people were killed or injured, more
than four hundred emergency workers also lost their lives. In honor of first responders, the US Senate designated September 12 as the National Day
of Encouragement. It was first announced in 2007 and has been celebrated
each year ever since.
Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer and politician. He served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the nation through the Civil War, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. He preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the government, and modernized the economy.
On May 18, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was nominated as the Republican candidate for President of the United States.
On this day in 1999, the U.S. Senate voted on whether to remove President Bill Clinton from office following an impeachment trial which lasted five-weeks. Clinton was acquitted on both articles of impeachment. On the first charge of perjury, 45 Democrats and 10 Republicans voted “not guilty”and on the charge of obstruction of justice the Senate was split 50-50. .
After the trial concluded, President Clinton said he was “profoundly sorry” for the burden his behavior imposed on Congress and the American people.
President Clinton heads back to the Oval Office after making his statement to the press.
Hattie W. Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate when Arkansas Governor Harvey Parnell appointed Caraway to fill her late husband Thaddeus’ seat; her appointment was formally confirmed by a special election held on this day in 1932.
On this day in 1971, the television sitcom "All In the Family" debuted on CBS-TV. It is often regarded as one of the greatest TV series of all time. It soon became the most watched show during summer reruns and afterwards ranked number one in the yearly Neilsen ratings from 1971 to 1976. TV Guide ranked “All in the Family” as the fourth-greatest show of all time. The final original show was April 8, 1979.
From left: Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Carroll O’Connor, and Sally Struthers.
On this day in 1986, the Ash-Shiraa, pro-Syrian Lebanese magazine, first broke the story of U.S. arms sales to Iran to secure the release of seven American hostages. The story turned into the Iran-Contra affair.
Reagan meets with aides on the Iran-Contra affair.
President Ronald Reagan holds up a copy of the Tower Commission report on the Iran-Contra affair.
One of the 52 United States hostages is displayed to the crowd outside the U.S. Embassy in Tehran by his captors, a few days into their ordeal.
On this day in 1992, Carol Moseley-Braun became the first African-American woman U.S. senator.
Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun turned 71 August 16.