Major Political Articles

Statue of Liberty dedicated

Oct 29, 1886

Link to article. The Statue of Liberty, a gift from the French, is dedicated and unveiled.

Wilson asks Congress for war declaration

Apr 2, 1918

Link to article. Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to declare war on Germany after a US warship is sunk by a German U-Boat.

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Link to article Article reporting the attack on Oahu by President Roosevelt.

Roosevelt Dies

Apr 13, 1945

Link to article. Harry Truman is becomes President in wake of Roosevelt's death.

Bomb dropped on Hiroshima

Aug 7, 1945

Link to article. Article concerning the first atomic bomb dropped on the city of Hiroshima in Japan.

Cuba Quarantine

Oct 23, 1962

Link to article. Naval blockade of Cuba ordered by Kennedy to stop the shipment of Soviet missiles to Cuba.

Soviets pull out of Cuba

Oct 29, 1962

Link to article. Soviet's agree to pull out of Cuba, scrap base plans.

JFK assassinated

Nov 23, 1963

Link to article. President Kennedy is assassinated in Texas.

MLK assassinated

Apr 5, 1968

Link to article. Martin Luther King Jr. is killed at a Memphis motel.

Moon landing

Jul 21, 1969

Link to article. Apollo astronaughts land on Moon.

Watergate

Oct 21, 1973

Link to article. Watergate scandal unfolds around President Nixon.