Latest articles by West Wing Reports
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Today in history: The assassination of Lincoln
feature Abraham Lincoln was the first of four presidents to be killed while in office
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Today in history: The federal income tax is born
feature Probably not the happiest day in American history
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Today in history: George H.W. Bush was born
feature The 41st president was born in 1924
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Today in history: November 21
feature In 1989, President Bush nixed smoking on most domestic flights
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Today in history: November 5
feature In 1940, FDR won an unprecedented third term as president
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Today in history: October 8
feature In 1998, the House of Representatives voted to move ahead with impeachment proceedings against President Clinton
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Today in history: Nixon's world-changing trip to China
feature In 1972, President Nixon arrived in China for a historic visit. Three years later, on the same date, two of his cabinet members were sentenced to prison for Watergate.
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Today in history: April 19
feature Hours after the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, President Clinton called it "an act of cowardice"
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Today in history: The birth of Social Security
feature FDR's critics called it socialism
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Today in history: Congress approved the title "President"
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Today in history: February 10
feature In 1967, the presidential line of succession was cleared up
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Today in history: November 18
feature In 1886, Chester Arthur died
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Today in history: The death of Osama bin Laden
feature Three years ago, President Obama announced that the leader of al Qaeda had been killed
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Today in history: The beginning of an adventurous journey
feature In 1803, Lewis and Clark got the green light to explore the Louisiana Purchase
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Today in history: September 9
feature In 1791, the capital of the United States was named after George Washington
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Today in history: The birth of the federal income tax
feature In 1861, President Lincoln signed a new law to help pay for the Civil War
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Today in history: The Nazis surrender
feature In 1945, President Truman announced Victory in Europe (V-E) Day
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Today in history: January 29
feature In 2002, President Bush unveiled the phrase "Axis of Evil"
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Today in history: The president dies after just 16 months in office
feature Zachary Taylor's cause of death was never determined
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Today in history: Nixon limits cigarette ads
feature In 1970, the avid pipe smoker supported the legislation at the urging of public health advocates
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Today in history: JFK's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech
feature In 1963, President Kennedy delivered one of the most famous addresses of his presidency
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Today in history: February 7
feature In 1963, President John F. Kennedy banned travel, financial, and commercial transactions with Communist Cuba
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Today in history: Clinton declares a national emergency
feature "Serbs out, peacekeepers in, refugees back"
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Today in history: "In God We Trust" becomes America's official motto
feature The first paper money with that motto was printed in 1957
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