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This article is a list of United States presidential candidates. The first U.S. presidential election was held in 1788–1789, followed by the second in 1792. Presidential elections have been held every four years thereafter. Presidential candidates win the election by winning a majority of the electoral vote.
The list is divided into two sections, reflecting the increasing importance of primaries and caucuses following the changes stemming from the McGovern–Fraser Commission. Only those candidates are included who were major contenders of the primaries and caucuses, and had held significant elective office or received substantial media coverage.
1918: William Cabell Bruce: Benjamin Franklin, Self-Revealed: 1919: Henry Adams: The Education of Henry Adams: 1920: Albert J. Beveridge: The Life of John Marshall, 4 vols. 1921: Edward Bok: The Americanization of Edward Bok: The Autobiography of a Dutch Boy Fifty Years After: 1922: Hamlin Garland: A Daughter of the Middle Border: 1923: Burton ...
When Roosevelt was inaugurated on March 4, 1933, the U.S. was at the nadir of the worst depression in its history. A quarter of the workforce was unemployed, and farmers were in deep trouble as prices had fallen by 60%. Industrial production had fallen by more than half since 1929. Two million people were homeless.
Currently, the nominations for the years 1901 to 1970 are publicly available. Despite the annual sending of invitations, the prize was not awarded in eight years (1916, 1917, 1919, 1924, 1933, 1940–42) and have been delayed for a year nine times (1914, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1925, 1927, 1938, 1943, 1944).
1918 flu pandemic. July 9 – Great Train Wreck of 1918: In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express, killing 101 and injuring 171. It is considered the worst rail accident in U.S. history. August – A deadly second wave of the Spanish flu starts in France, Sierra Leone and the United States. [1]
The Committee invites qualified individuals to submit nominations for the Prize each year. [2] Nomination of oneself is not permitted. There have been years when the prize was not given out despite the annual invitations and selections because of the start of World War I (1914, 1915, 1916, and 1918), World War II (1939–1943), and some ...
(1833–1918) Italy "for his work in the press and in peace meetings, both public and private, for an understanding between France and Italy" [8] [15] Louis Renault (1843–1918) France "for his decisive influence upon the conduct and outcome of the Hague and Geneva Conferences." [8] [15] 1908 Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844–1916) Sweden