but are you sure?
Adlai Stevenson tie from 1952
June 21, 1932, the White House President Hoover presented the gold medal of the National Geographic Society to Amelia Earhart to commemorate her non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic
rally 'round the history: Blaine, Blaine, James G. Blaine
James Blaine was the Republican candidate running against Democrat Grover Cleveland in 1884. Whilst scandals were swirling about Cleveland, there were some about Blaine, mainly that he may have taken bribe money while a congressman. This gave rise to the awesome taunt by the Democrats:
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“A re-usable drinking cup with the pictures of 1912 Socialist Party candidates for President and Vice President of the U.S. Eugene V. Debs ran for President five times between 1900 and 1920, the last time from federal prison, where he was incarcerated for his antiwar sentiments. In 1912 the Socialist Party reached its high water mark, winning nearly a million votes. Chicago socialist May Walden conceived the idea for this cup as a fund raising novelty.”
Mock Election Commercial I made for my US Government class - I feel so boss.
Black History Every Day: Isabell Masters
Do you know what woman has the most presidential campaigns to her name? Yes, it’s a Black woman! Her name is Isabell Masters:
Dr. Isabell Masters was born Isabell Arch in Oklahoma City in 1913. She received her bachelor’s in education from Langston University. She worked as a teacher and…
Henry Fonda campaigns for John Kennedy in this ad comparing JFK to Franklin Roosevelt and detailing Navy lieutenant JFK’s WW2 PT109 collision.
Dead Prez Series:
19. Rutherford B. Hayes
Then-Senator George McGovern, after Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Stennis suggested that U.S. ground troops may have to re-invade Cambodia.
Photo from the Library of Congress.
