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On this date, Sept. 6
1620: The Pilgrims left England on the Mayflower. 1901: President McKinley was shot; he died eight days later. 1959: The first Barbie was sold. 1991: The name St. Petersburg was restored to Russia's second largest city. Sources: The Associated... -
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
1837: Oberlin College in Ohio went coed, becoming the oldest such continuously operating institution. 1901: An anarchist shot William McKinley in Buffalo; the president died eight days later. 1909: American explorer Robert Peary sent word that he had...Tags: Ohio, Luciano Pavarotti
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Ranking the veeps
Today's question: Give us your list of best and worst vice presidents in recent history. Previously, Lichtman and Edwards debated the proper role of the vice president, discussed how history might treat Dick Cheney and digested the current candidates'...Tags: Dwight David Eisenhower, History, Political Candidates, John Nance, Thomas Jefferson
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ALMANAC
On Sept. 6, 1837, the Oberlin Collegiate Institute of Ohio went co-educational. In 1901 President William McKinley was shot and mortally wounded by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. (McKinley died eight days later; he was...Tags: Lou Gehrig, Albert Reynolds, Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball, Government
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The 'assistant president'
Today's question: The Constitution doesn't define the vice president's role beyond a handful of government tasks. What should be the role of the vice president? Previously, Edwards and Lichtman discussed how history might treat Dick Cheney and digested...Tags: Constitutional Issues, History, Political Candidates, John Nance, John F. Kennedy
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Viewpoint: What Labor Day could have meant
It's a good time to be a working stiff. Last week in Denver, the Democrats made their pitch to the folks whose collars are blue. This week, the Republicans make their appeal from Minneapolis/Saint Paul. And between these two political circuses comes Labor...Tags: Parties and Movements, Government, Woody Guthrie, Grover Cleveland, Labor Day
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As we move toward the election of a new president this fall, Perspective offers a periodic look at our presidents — from George Washington to George W. Bush — and how they shaped our nation. May 29, 1917 – Nov. 22, 1963 State:...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Armed Forces, Lyndon B. Johnson, Political Candidates, Roman Catholic
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Politics and football share one common bond: Dynasties
Sentinel Staff WriterAmericans pride themselves on their democracy. None other than George Washington helped set that tone. He relinquished the presidency voluntarily and peacefully after eight years in office, creating an important example for future leaders to follow....Tags: Miami Dolphins, Brian Griese, Dan Rooney, Tennessee Titans, Wellington Mara
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Campaign Curios: Political Doodads Still Have Their Fans
Courant Staff WriterAlthough presidential campaign paraphernalia can be traced back to coat buttons celebrating George Washington's inauguration, the practice of promoting a candidate through an association with life's everyday thingamabobs did not begin in earnest until the...Tags: Political Candidates, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Metal and Mineral, William Henry Harrison, Grover Cleveland
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Right running mate turns solo show into winning act
Sentinel Staff WriterAt 6 feet 1 and 228 pounds, Fred Taylor looks like the prototypical NFL running back. At 5-7 and 208 pounds, Maurice Jones-Drew looks like, well, a bowling ball. But put together, these running mates make a potent force for the Jacksonville Jaguars. If...Tags: Dwight David Eisenhower, Paul Hornung, Dan Quayle, Political Candidates, Thomas Jefferson
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GOP-hosting Twin Cities is heavy on political history
Associated PressHosting a Republican National Convention is old hat to Minnesota. Really, really old. Across the Mississippi River from present-day Minneapolis skyscrapers once stood an exhibition hall where Republicans nominated Benjamin Harrison for a second term...Tags: Dwight David Eisenhower, History, Benjamin Harrison, Republican Party, F Scott Fitzgerald
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John McCain's oft-used Teddy Roosevelt analogy is fitting
Special to The TimesJohn McCain acts like he wants you to think he's the second coming of Theodore Roosevelt. The presumptive Republican nominee channels the 26th president -- his "ultimate hero" -- on the campaign trail, in his platform, even in an online ad in which...Tags: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Political Candidates, Thomas Jefferson, Environmental Pollution, Republican Party
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