RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON ~ JANUARY 9, 1913–APRIL 22, 1994

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Richard M. Nixon was the 37th President of the United States from
1969 to 1974. He was the only President to resign the office as well 
as the only person to be elected twice to both the Presidency and 
Vice Presidency.
 

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MILLARD FILLMORE WAS BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1800

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Millard Fillmore, the 13th President of the United States was in
office from 1850 until 1853. He was the last member of the Whig
Party to hold the office of President. Fillmore died on March 8,
1874.

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Statue of President Fillmore outside city hall in Buffalo, N.Y.  

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                    The Fillmore Presidential Dollar coin

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HEALTH CHARITY FORMED ON THIS DATE IN 1938

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The MARCH OF DIMES campaign to fight polio was founded by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt. He had contracted polio himself at the age of 39.

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President Roosevelt and Basil O’Conner, organizer of the MARCH OF
DIMES campaign, count dimes at the White House. 

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                                    Poster from the 1950’s  

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                The silver Roosevelt dime first issued in 1946

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ALASKA BECAME THE 49th STATE ON THIS DATE IN 1959

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President Eisenhower signing the Alaska Statehood Act. To 
the left, seated, is Richard Nixon.

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EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION SIGNED ON THIS DATE IN 1863

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Above drawing depicts President Abraham Lincoln presenting the draft
of his proclamation to his Cabinet. In it Lincoln stated, “as a fit and
necessary military measure, on January 1, 1863, all persons held
as slaves in the Confederate States will thenceforward, and
forever, be free.”

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                       Page one of the Proclamation

Emancipation_Proclamation-p5 signature of Lincoln
This is the fifth and last page of the Emancipation Proclamation with
the official seal and signature of Abraham Lincoln.

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   A picture of the actual pen used by Lincoln to sign the Proclamation

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