Joint Resolution of December 12, 1941, Public Law 77-331, 55 STAT 796, which declared war on Germany. On December 8, 1941, one day after the attack on Pearl Harborattack on Pearl HarborPearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. It was often…
In 1752, he joined the British army and served as a colonel in the French and Indian War. When the war ended, Washington left the army and returned home to Virginia to manage Mount Vernon, the plantation he had recently inherited upon the death of his older brother. Washington disbanded…
Polk accomplished this through the annexation of Texasannexation of TexasAs a treaty document with a foreign nation, the Tyler-Texas annexation treaty required the support of a two-thirds majority in the Senate for passage. But in fact, when the Senate voted on the measure on June 8, 1844, fully two-thirds voted…
Leonard Cohen, in full Leonard Norman Cohen, (born September 21, 1934, Montreal, Quebec, Canada—died November 7, 2016, Los Angeles, California, U.S.), Canadian singer-songwriter whose spare songs carried an existential bite and established him as one of the most distinctive voices of 1970s pop music. Leonard Cohen died in his sleep…
On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, and the law took effect on June 11, 1964 as part of Kennedy’s New Frontier Program. as it was originally proposed in 1923. Equal Pay Act of 1963Equal Pay Act of 1963The Equal Pay Act of 1963…
The 1952 United States presidential election was the 42nd quadrennial presidential election and was held on Tuesday, November 4, 1952. Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower won a landslide victory over Democrat Adlai Stevenson IIAdlai Stevenson IIRaised in Bloomington, Illinois, Stevenson was a member of the Democratic Party. He served in numerous…
The Aviation and Transportation Security ActAviation and Transportation Security ActThe Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA, Pub. L. 107–71 (text) (PDF) November 19, 2001) was enacted by the 107th United States Congress in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Act created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).https://en.wikipedia.org…
According to Anime-Planet, fans should watch the first movie after Episode 54 of the anime. The second movie takes place after Episode 95. The movies, while providing extra story, aren’t actually canon for the most part. The third movie does show some actual backstory for Inuyasha’s father, but other than…
It’s a tough test — but not so tough to pass. New York high-schoolers who took the Regents Common Core Algebra I exam this month had to earn just 27 of 86 points, or 31.4 percent, to pass. On the Regents grading scale, that gives them a minimum passing score…
Katherine Johnson, née Katherine Coleman, also known as (1939–56) Katherine Goble, (born August 26, 1918, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, U.S.—died February 24, 2020, Newport News, Virginia), American mathematician who calculated and analyzed the flight paths of many spacecraft during her more than three decades … Johnson died at a…