U.S. President History
1833 - Benjamin Henry Harrison was born. He became the twenty-third president of the United States.
1866 - It was formally declared by U.S. President Andrew Johnson that the American Civil War was over. The fighting had stopped months earlier.
1963 - U.S. President John F. Kennedy said that he opposed job quotas based on race.
1964 - A $1 billion anti-poverty measure was signed by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
2015 - Former President Jimmy Carter announced that he had cancer on four small spots on his brain and that he would immediately begin radiation treatment.
| "I dedicate this library with an unshakeable faith in the future of our country. It's the honor of a lifetime to lead a country as brave and as noble as the United States. Whatever challenges come before us, I will always believe our nation's best days lie ahead." - George W. Bush |