First woman Cabinet member
President Franklin D. Roosevelt notified the U.S. Senate on March 4, 1933, that he had nominated Frances Perkins of New York to be Secretary of Labor. She was...
Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956
This Act established a national policy for promoting both the protection and intelligent use of fish and wildlife resources, creating the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
For jobs and freedom
A rally at the Washington Monument on August 28, 1963, began the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” The march proceeded to the Lincoln Memorial, where...
Ford pardons Nixon
Gerald Ford was Vice President under President Richard Nixon and took over the Presidency when Nixon resigned. Nixon was under investigation for criminal activity...
Former roommates clash
Confederate President Jefferson Davis had a difficult relationship with his former West Point roommate, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, commander of the Department and Army...
Forming a commission to investigate
On May 1, 1865, President Andrew Johnson ordered the Lincoln assassination conspirators tried by military commission. The commission met eight days later.
From Eisenhower to Eisenhower
President Dwight D. Eisenhower wrote this letter to his brother on November 8, 1954, describing his views on the Supreme Court.