U.S. President History
1836 - Abraham Lincoln received his license to practice law.
1893 - U.S. President Grover Cleveland's wife, Frances Cleveland, gave birth to a daughter, Esther. It was the first time a president's child was born in the White House.
1957 - The first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction was signed into law by U.S. President Eisenhower.
1998 - Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr delivered 36 boxes of material concerning his investigation of U.S. President Clinton to the U.S. Congress.
| "Tomorrow is a moment of truth for the world." - George W. Bush, about a deadline given to the United Nations on endorsing the use of force to disarm Iraq. |