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The "fireside chats" were a series of informal radio speeches delivered by president Roosevelt beginning in 1933, when the US was in the midst of the Great Depression and a third of Americans were unemployed. With his calm manner and simple way of explaining issues, Roosevelt discussed such issues as the banking crisis, the New Deal program, and the drought. during WWII, he reported on the progress of the war and discussed national defence. How many fireside chats did he deliver in all? More...
1967 - Suharto rises to power in Indonesia
His presidency, which lasted 31 years, was overshadowed by crass human rights violations and the occupation of East Timor.
1947 - The Truman doctrine is proclaimed
In his speech before Congress, U.S. President Harry S. Truman defined his foreign relations priorities, which included military and economic support to Turkey and Greece to prevent the spread of communism there.
1938 - Hitler invades Austria
The occupation of Hitler's homeland is known as Anschluss, which is the German word for annexation.
1930 - Mahatma Gandhi embarks on his Salt March
The 240-mile march was an act of civil disobedience to protest the British monopoly on salt. It was one of the most significant events during the Indian independence movement.
1918 - Moscow becomes Russia's capital city
St. Petersburg lost its status as the Russian capital following the Revolution of 1917, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy.
Historic Trivia pick
Valentine Tapley promised to never shave again if Abraham Lincoln was elected president. He died in 1910 with a 12-foot-long beard.
Valentine Tapley was a Missouri Democrat who, during Lincoln's presidential campaign, promised that if Lincoln was successfully elected, he'd never shave his beard again.
Well, we know how history transpired. Much to Tapley's dismay, Lincoln won the election in 1860 and assumed office soon after.
Tapley did indeed stay true to his promise for the rest of his life. From 1860 until his death in 1910, he never once shaved his beard. Upon his death 50 years after he made the promise, Tapley's beard had grown to an impressive 12 feet and 6 inches in length.
First "Fireside Chat" by US Pesident Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The "fireside chats" were a series of informal radio speeches delivered by president Roosevelt beginning in 1933, when the US was in the midst of the Great Depression and a third of Americans were unemployed. With his calm manner and simple way of explaining issues, Roosevelt discussed such issues as the banking crisis, the New Deal program, and the drought. during WWII, he reported on the progress of the war and discussed national defence. How many fireside chats did he deliver in all? More...
1967 - Suharto rises to power in Indonesia
His presidency, which lasted 31 years, was overshadowed by crass human rights violations and the occupation of East Timor.
1947 - The Truman doctrine is proclaimed
In his speech before Congress, U.S. President Harry S. Truman defined his foreign relations priorities, which included military and economic support to Turkey and Greece to prevent the spread of communism there.
1938 - Hitler invades Austria
The occupation of Hitler's homeland is known as Anschluss, which is the German word for annexation.
1930 - Mahatma Gandhi embarks on his Salt March
The 240-mile march was an act of civil disobedience to protest the British monopoly on salt. It was one of the most significant events during the Indian independence movement.
1918 - Moscow becomes Russia's capital city
St. Petersburg lost its status as the Russian capital following the Revolution of 1917, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy.
Historic Trivia pickValentine Tapley promised to never shave again if Abraham Lincoln was elected president. He died in 1910 with a 12-foot-long beard.
Valentine Tapley was a Missouri Democrat who, during Lincoln's presidential campaign, promised that if Lincoln was successfully elected, he'd never shave his beard again.
Well, we know how history transpired. Much to Tapley's dismay, Lincoln won the election in 1860 and assumed office soon after.
Tapley did indeed stay true to his promise for the rest of his life. From 1860 until his death in 1910, he never once shaved his beard. Upon his death 50 years after he made the promise, Tapley's beard had grown to an impressive 12 feet and 6 inches in length.
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