George W. Bush
Today in History: December 12
Today in History: December 12:
On this day in 2000, a divided Supreme Court’s partisan decision ended a Florida recount, securing George W. Bush’s presidency.
In 1870 Joseph H. Rainey became the first Black member of the U.S. House of Representatives, marking progress in civil rights during Reconstruction.
In 2015 Nearly 200 nations adopted the Paris Agreement, uniting the world in the fight against climate change.
In 2020 Supporters of the losing president held a rally to subvert the results of the election which Joe Biden won in a landslide.
Today in History: November 26
Today in History: November 26:
On Nov. 26, 2008, teams of heavily armed militants from the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant and a crowded train station in Mumbai, India.
In 1791, President George Washington held his first full cabinet meeting.
In 2000, Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris certified George W. Bush the winner in that state’s presidential election.
Today in History: November 8
Today in History: November 08: The new millenium got off to a rocky start in the United States, where there was no clear winner of the presidential election due to irregularities found in Florida ballots. On this date in the year 2000, a statewide recount began in Florida. Also on this date: In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln won reelection, as he defeated Democratic challenger, George B. McClellan. In 1889, Montana was admitted to the Union as the 41st state. In 1923, Adolf Hitler launched his first attempt at seizing power in Germany with a failed coup in Munich that came to be known as the “Beer-Hall Putsch.” In 1942, the Allies launched Operation Torch in World War II as U.S. and British forces landed in French North Africa. In 1960, John F. Kennedy won the U.S. presidential election over Vice President Richard M. Nixon. And, In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, slammed into the central Philippines, leaving more than 7,300 people dead or missing, flattening villages and displacing more than 5 million.
Today in History: October 26
Today in History: October 26: This day is marked by three peaceful events in American history, three notorious acts of violence, and two events that highlight the undermining of human rights and the people’s will in the United States. In 1774, the First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia. In 1825, the Erie Canal opened in upstate New York, connecting Lake Erie and the Hudson River. In 1881, four lawmen, including Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, exchanged gunfire with five outlaws, killing three of them, at the “Shootout at the O.K. Corral.” In 1861, the legendary Pony Express officially ceased operations, giving way to the transcontinental telegraph. In 1979, South Korean President Park Chung-hee was shot to death by the head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, Kim Jae-kyu. In 2001, President George W. Bush signed the USA Patriot Act, giving authorities unprecedented ability to search, seize, detain or eavesdrop in their pursuit of possible terrorists. In 2002, a hostage siege by Chechen rebels at a Moscow theater ended with 129 of the 800-plus captives dead. In 2020, Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court by a deeply divided Senate.
Today in History: September 6
Today in History: September 6; In 1901 President William McKinley was shot at a reception in Buffalo, New York. In 1949 there was a mass shooting in Camden, New Jersey in which 13 people were killed by a paranoid schizophrenic. In 1975, tennis star Martina Navatilova asked for political asylum in the U.S. In 1997 Princess Diana was publicly laid to rest. And in 2018, India decriminalized homosexuality.