During World War II, nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans were under lock and key
by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco and Shmuel Ross On February 19, 1942, soon after the beginning of World War II,…
(Encyclopedia) progressivism, in U.S. history, a broadly based reform movement that reached its height early in the 20th cent. In the decades following the Civil War rapid industrialization…
These are not traditional libraries, but rather repositories for preserving and making available the papers, records, and other historical materials of the presidents since Herbert Hoover. The…
Mount Rushmore (6,000 ft), in South Dakota, became a celebrated American landmark after sculptor Gutzon Borglum took on the project of carving into the side of it the heads of four…
(Encyclopedia) Knox, Frank (William Franklin Knox), 1874–1944, U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1940–44), b. Boston. He joined the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War and also served in World War I.…
(Encyclopedia) Cummings, Homer Stillé, 1870–1956, American lawyer, U.S. Attorney General (1933–39), b. Chicago. He practiced law in Stamford, Conn., where he was mayor three times. He served as…
(Encyclopedia) Gage, Lyman Judson, 1836–1927, American banker and cabinet member, b. Madison co., N.Y. He moved to Chicago in 1855 and from 1868 was associated with the First National Bank of Chicago…
Presidential surveys on the web by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Five Best Presidents Abraham Lincoln Franklin Delano RooseveltGeorge WashingtonTheodore RooseveltHarry S. TrumanFive Worst Presidents…
radio and television producerBorn: 9/16/1914Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York After an initial try at advertising, he tried his hand in radio in the 1930s where he worked on Eleanor Roosevelt's talk…
Secret Service agentDied: February 1, 2008 (Silver Spring, Maryland) Best Known as: Secret Service agent who guarded five U.S. presidents Floyd Boring was a…
