On This Day In History ~ May
United States Presidents
On This Day in Presidential History
May 1
- 1931, Herbert Hoover dedicates the Empire State Building.
May 2
- 2011, Barack Obama announces to the nation the death of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan at the hands of U.S. Military forces.
May 3
- 1961, John F. Kennedy receives an honorary degree.
May 4
- 1865, Abraham Lincoln is laid to rest in his home town of Springfield Illinois.
- 1977, Richard Nixon is interviewed by David Frost.
May 5
- 1985, Ronald Reagan visits concentration camp.
May 6
- 1933, Theodore Roosevelt starts his position as Police Commissioner of New York City.
- 1960, Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1960.
May 7
- 1789, George Washington attends Inaugural Ball.
- 1914, Woodrow Wilson's daughter Eleanor Randolph Wilson married Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoot.
May 8
- 1846, Zachary Taylor fights in the Battle of Palo Alto during the Mexican-American War.
- 1884, Harry S. Truman is born.
- 1945, President Harry S. Truman delivers a radio message to the nation, announcing Germany's surrender, ending World War 2. V-E Day.
May 9
- 1914, Woodrow Wilson officially signs into law a national holiday for mothers. Wilson's Mother's Day Proclamation designated the observance to be held every second Sunday in May.
May 10
- 1877, Rutherford B. Hayes has first phone installed in the White House.
May 11
- 1858, Minnesota becomes a state under James Buchanan
- 1909, William Howard Taft signs a bill into law that establishes Glacier National Park, as the nation's 10th national park.
- 1961, John F. Kennedy orders more troops be sent to South Vietnam.
May 12
- 1863, Abraham Lincoln received news of the death of Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson.
- 1961, Lyndon B. Johnson visits South Vietnam.
- 2014, The Washington Monument, a tribute to George Washington, reopend after a closure due to earthquake damage sustained in the summer of 2011.
May 13
- 1846, At the urging of James K. Polk, the U.S. Congress approves declaration of war with Mexico. Three future Presidents fought in the Mexican-American War: Zachary Taylor; Franklin Pierce and Ulysses Grant.
- 1984, the Harry Truman Home officially opened to the public.
May 14
- 1804, Sent by Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark depart on an expedition to explore the Northwest following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 that doubled the size of the United States.
- 1948, United States President Harry Truman recognizes the provisional Jewish Government and the new State of Israel.
May 15
- 1860, First Lady Ellen Louise Axson was born in Savannah Georgia. The first Wife of President Woodrow Wilson, she served as First Lady 1913-1914.
- 1948, Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human services, is born. She was appointed to the Cabinet post by 44th President Barack Obama.
May 16
- 1868, The U.S. Senate acquits President Andrew Johnson of impeachment charges and he remains in office to finish out his term.
May 17
- 1827, Andrew Johnson marries Eliza McCardle
May 18
- 1860, Abraham Lincoln is nominated for President.
May 19
- 1994, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy died in New York, City.
May 20
- 1862, Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act.
May 21
- 2000, James Garfield's spine is on display at museum.
May 22
- 1802, First Lady Martha Washington dies.
May 23
- 1824, Union General Ambrose Burnside was born. He served in the American Civil War under President Lincoln.
May 24
- 1870, Benjamin Cardozo, United States Supreme Court Justice was born. He was nominated by President Herbert Hoover to replace Oliver Wendell Holmes.
May 25
- 1861, Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus during the American Civil War.
May 26
- 1972, Richard Nixon and Leader of the Soviet Union 'Leonid Brezhnev' signed the anti-ballistic Missile Treaty in Moscow.
- 2009, Barack Obama nominates 'Sonia Sotomayor' the first Hispanic Justice to the United States Supreme Court.
May 27
- 1911, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey was born.
- 1923, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is born.
May 28
- 1996, Bill and Hillary Clinton's business partners; James and Susan McDougal along with Governor Jim Guy Tucker, of Arkansas are convicted of fraud in the Whitewater land scandal.
May 29
- 1917, John F. Kennedy is born
May 30
- 1806, Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson
in a duel.
May 31
- 2005. W. Mark Felt is revealed as 'Deep Throat' the secret source of journalists Woodward and Bernstein, who brought to surface details in the the Richard Nixon Watergate Scandal.
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"I
do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office
of the President of the United States, and will to the best of my
ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United
States."
~United States Constitution, Article II, Section I, Clause 8
