When the dam was officially dedicated on September 30, 1935, the colossal project on the Southern Nevada portion of the Colorado river had been called by several different names.
What happens when the president is unable to serve? Explore the dramatic period between 1963 and 1976, when a grief-stricken, then scandal-stricken America was forced to define the role of the vice president and the process of succession.
Theodore Roosevelt came to the presidency intent on expanding U.S. power abroad and with a belief that America should be strong and ready to defend its interests around the world.Â
John Stevens was appointed chief engineer of the Panama Canal Project in 1905 based on his accomplishments — some might call them feats — at James J. Hill's Great Northern Railway.
During the Holocaust, the U.S. State Department official in charge of matters concerning European refugees was Breckinridge Long, an extreme nativist with a particular suspicion of Eastern Europeans.
High on a granite cliff in South Dakota's Black Hills tower the huge carved faces of four American presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.
Griffith's failure as an actor and playwright would turn out to be a blessing for the film industry when Griffith shifted his attention to film directing,
Henry Morgenthau, Jr. and his staff at the Treasury played a key role in President Roosevelt's decision to set up an agency charged with rescuing Europe's Jews.Â
