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1. American Presidents Paper Dolls Every four years, the United States Presidential elections reinforce every American kid's dream that one day he or she could become President of the United States. Presidents paper dolls are an excellent learning toy to teach children about US histor...
2. Thirteen Days in October: The Cuban Missile Crisis In the summer of 1962, the Soviet Union dispatched a fleet of commercial cargo ships filled with nuclear missiles, launchers and anti-aircraft guns--all under false manifests--across the Atlantic Ocean to Fidel Castro's Cuba. Forty thousand Sovi...
3. Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Unlike previous presidents, Jackson was born into a poor family. His election to the presidency shifted the balance of power in the country from wealthy, East Coas...
4. Corazon Aquino Corazon Aquino was the first woman president of the Philippines and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee. She served as the president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 after her bloodless "People Power" revolution led to the ouster of former rule...
5. Isabel Peron In 1974, Isabel Person of Argentina became not only the youngest Latin American head of state, but the first woman ever to be elected president anywhere in the world.
6. Everything You Need to Know About George Washington George Washington, the Father of Our Country, was a man of great importance. As a war hero he helped fight with the Brits in the French and Indian War and then against them in the Revolutionary War. He was asked to be King of America for all he'd don...
7. Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson was the 16th vice-president of the United States under Abraham Lincoln. Upon Lincoln’s assassination in April 1865, Johnson became the 17th U.S. president.
8. George Bush, 43rd President of the United States George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States. He was sworn into office on January 20, 2001, re-elected on November 2, 2004, and sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2005. Prior to his Presidency, President Bush served for 6 years as...
9. John Adams John Adams succeeded George Washington to become the second president of the United States. Adams was the first president to live in the White House, and he was the first chief executive whose son also was elected president.
10. Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela was held in prison for 27 years for his anti-apartheid activities before being released and getting elected president of South Africa. He has become a symbol of peace and nonviolence and is a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. A humble m...
11. The Five Black Presidents of the United States of America What is so significant about the one drop rule and why would that claim that some of our Unitied State presidents were African American? Well the one drop rule is historical in nature and comes from a term that has been held in the United States that...
12. The USA Presidents President Obama is the 44th President of the United States of America. When this was stated at his inaugoration, it made me wonder about the previous 43 The President of the United States is the head of state and the head of government of the Unite...
13. Presidential Transitions Through my own experience during the Clinton-Bush transition, I've become convinced that the lessons-learned from past administrations can guide a successful future presidential administration. If we take the time to integrate them, these lessons can...
14. John Adams Biography John Adams (1735 - 1826) Member of the Continental Congress, diplomat, vice president and second president of the United States (1797-1801). Revolutionary War Figure. John Adams, son of Deacon John Adams and Susanna Boylston, was the fifth gener...
15. Abraham Lincoln in Pop-Culture It seems we're fascinated with gool ol' Abraham Lincoln. He's always popping up in movies, tv shows and commercials. New books continue to come out, trying to shed new light on who honest Abe really was. Every few months there's a news headline promp...
16. President Zachary Taylor (12th President of the United States of America) Information about Zachary Taylor, our 12th president.
17. List Of Presidents Lists and information about the presidents of the United States of America
18. Abraham Lincoln He was assassinated on Good Friday, April 14, 1865.  But he changed this country forever during his time in office.
19. Bush Bloopers Video Showcase We're not laughing at you, Mr. President.  We're laughing with you.  Honest!  (But you make it so easy for us!)
20. Anything for a Vote Think this has been a wild election year? Well, it hasn't been the first. Funny how history repeats itself. Too tough, too soft, too smart, too dumb, too old (John McCain isn't the first to have heard it), or just downright crazy. Those are some of...