U.S. PRESIDENT BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1808

andrew johnson
Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States,
following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. He
was in office from 1865 until 1869. Johnson was the first  U.S.
President to be impeached. Most political historians rated him
as being among the worst of this countries presidents.

impeachment trial
An artists illustration of Johnson’s impeachment trial in the United
States Senate.

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WOODROW WILSON BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1856

woodrow wilson 2
Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States. He 
was in office from March 4, 1913 to march 4, 1921.

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WAR STRATEGY DISCUSSED ON THIS DATE IN 1941

winston churchill and president Roosevelt
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, left,  and President Franklin D.
Roosevelt, center, are pictured during their first  joint press conference 
in the White House oval office. Issues relating to the war effort were
discussed following America’s entry into World War ll in the aftermath 
of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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IT WAS A SECRET MEETING ON THIS DATE IN 1970

nixon and elvis 12-21-1970
The meeting between President Nixon, left and Elvis Presley,
right, was requested by Elvis to discuss how the rock star
could help the country fight the growing drug problem. Elvis
suggested that he might be made a “Federal Agent at-large
in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs”. The oval
office visit lasted only 30 minutes.

elvis message
Elvis Presley’s had written request for the meeting with Nixon
was made though Senator George murphy of California.

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FIRST WORD’S FROM SPACE ON THIS DATE IN 1958

score
RCA’s project SCORE (signal communications orbit relay equipment)
was the world’s first communications satellite. An Air Force Atlas  
inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched the satellite from
Cape Canaveral, Florida. The first voice broadcast from SCORE
was a message from President Dwight D. Eisenhower, shown in
the above photo.

atlas score (USAF)

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