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18 hours ago · His speech was brief—half as long as that of his grandfather, William Henry Harrison, whose speech remains the longest inaugural address of a U.S. president. In his speech, Benjamin Harrison credited the nation's growth to the influences of education and religion, urged the cotton states and mining territories to attain the industrial ...
18 hours ago · It was only in Scotland where Labour surged, which was, again, something I’ve been warning about for a long time. In England, the big story was that Reform’s share of the vote increased by 13 points, inflicting enormous losses on the Tories in hundreds of seats. Here’s just one statistic to consider.
18 hours ago · Franklin Delano Roosevelt [a] (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. The longest serving U.S. president, he is the only president to have served more than two terms.
18 hours ago · Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. A member of the Republican Party, he held office during the onset of the Great Depression. A wealthy mining engineer before his presidency, Hoover led the wartime ...
18 hours ago · Keir Starmer took office as British Prime Minister According to the official vote count results of the election to the House of Commons of the British Parliament announced on the 5th, the Labor Party won a landslide victory and became the ruling party again after 14 years.
18 hours ago · Pope John Paul II Latin Ioannes Paulus II Polish Jan Paweł II Italian Giovanni Paolo II born Karol Józef Wojtyła Polish
18 hours ago · Dire Straits were the first artist in the hall's history to not have an official induction speaker. Band member John Illsley did the induction speech himself. ^ Note 5. John Gustafson was originally included among the list of inducted members for Roxy Music; however, his name was dropped in the final list. ^ Note 6. In 2012, six additional ...
