Essay
The Contentious Election of 1876
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt—Four-Term President—and the Election of 1944
When President Franklin Delano Roosevelt decided to seek a fourth term in 1944, his...
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Mary Elizabeth Lease: Populist Reformer
Blaming Wall Street for the nation’s economic woes is not a new...
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Eleanor Roosevelt as First Lady
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962), one of the most admired women in American history, acted as first lady from 1933 until 1945, longer than any other presidential...
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Woodrow Wilson elected president
Democratic Party nominee Woodrow Wilson won the presidential election, beating out three other candidates: Republican incumbent William Howard Taft, Progressive Party nominee Theodore Roosevelt, and Socialist Party nominee Eugene V. Debs.
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Robert Kennedy assassinated
Just a few hours after the close of the California Democratic primary, presidential hopeful Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot by Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy died a day later of his wounds.
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McKinley Tariff
After 1887, the tariff became the central issue in American politics. Democrats, led by Grover Cleveland, charged that the tariff raised prices, enriched the wealthy, and fostered inefficiency. Republicans argued that tariffs promoted infant industries, protected established industries, raised workers’ wages and protected them against low-wage competition, and fostered a rich home market for farm goods. In fact, the tariff was not especially important for manufacturers. European manufacturers could not compete with the American advantages...
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Government shutdown
A government shutdown began when President Bill Clinton and the Republican-controlled Congress deadlocked on the federal budget. The first shutdown ended on November 19 with a temporary spending bill compromise. Another shutdown began on December 16 when Clinton refused to accept budget cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. Republicans, facing public disapproval over their handling of the budget issue, agreed to continuing resolutions on January 6, 1996.
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Democrats regained Congress
In the 2006 mid-term elections, Democrats regained control of both chambers of Congress. They had campaigned against Iraq policy and corruption in the Republican Party.