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October 23 – On a vote of 58–42, the United States Senate rejects President Ronald Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. October 25 – 1987 World Series : The Minnesota Twins defeat the St. Louis Cardinals despite having the worst regular season win–loss ratio for a winner, a record they hold until 2006.
General view of the Capitol and the crowd attending the second Presidential Inauguration of Harry Truman, the 33rd President of the United States on January 20, 1949 in Washington D.C., United States.
January 2 – A memorandum by President Reagan on the general system of preferences is filed with the Federal Register Office during the afternoon. [1] President Reagan sends a letter to Speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O'Neill about his "intent to withdraw Romania and Nicaragua and suspend Paraguay from the list of beneficiary developing countries under the Generalized System of ...
The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] Under the U.S. Constitution, the officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. [3] The ...
Jimmy Carter was sworn in as the 39th president of the United States on January 20, 1977. Jimmy Carter at his inauguration ceremony on January 20, 1977. David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images
See photos of the 46th president throughout his life. ... Jr.—is the 46th president of the United States. Before his election, he served as Vice President during President Barack Obama's two ...
Ronald Wilson Reagan [a] (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party and became an important figure in the American conservative movement.
The following is a list of timelines of United States presidencies. George Washington (1787–1797) ... 1987; 1988–1989; George H. W. Bush (1989–1993)