William Howard Taft
Today in History: November 03
Today in History: November 03: 1979, five Communist Workers Party members were killed in a clash with heavily armed Ku Klux Klansmen and neo-Nazis during an anti-Klan protest in Greensboro, North Carolina. In 1908, Republican William Howard Taft was elected president, outpolling Democrat William Jennings Bryan. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the spacecraft Sputnik 2, carrying the first animal into orbit, a dog named Laika. In 2020, Democrat Joe Biden won the presidency and became one of the greatest presidents in history, while Republican President Donald Trump would refuse to concede, falsely claiming that he was a victim of widespread voter fraud.
Today in History: October 30
Today in History: October 30, 1912, Vice President James S. Sherman, running for a second term of office with President William Howard Taft, died six days before Election Day. In 1938, the radio play “The War of the Worlds,” starring Orson Welles, aired on the CBS Radio Network. In 1975, the New York Daily News ran the headline, “Ford to City: Drop Dead” a day after President Gerald R Ford said he would veto any proposed federal bailout of New York City. In 1995, by a razor-thin vote of 50.6 percent to 49.4 percent, Federalists prevailed over separatists in a Quebec secession referendum. In 2005, the late Rosa Parks became the first woman to lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.