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Today in history: The two-term limitation begins
feature In 1951, the 22nd Amendment was ratified, limiting U.S. presidents to two terms
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Today in history: One of the greatest inaugural addresses in American history
feature In 1865, President Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address
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Today in history: The invention of 'first lady'
feature The term was first used to describe Lucy Hayes
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Today in history: The end of American neutrality in WWII
feature In 1941, President Roosevelt signed a bill to send supplies to countries fighting the Axis powers
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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: A general's insubordination
feature In 1951, President Truman fired a popular general for his comments about the Korean War
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Today in history: April 12
feature In 1945, America lost its only four-term president
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Today in history: The death of a president
feature In 1969, Dwight D. Eisenhower died. He left behind quite a legacy.
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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: Lincoln's ominous dream
feature Mere days before being murdered, President Lincoln reportedly dreamed of the assassination
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Today in history: JFK's worst foreign policy blunder
feature The Bay of Pigs was not Kennedy's finest moment
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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: February 10
feature In 1967, the presidential line of succession was cleared up
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Today in history: FDR declares a national emergency
feature And declares once again that "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
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Today in history: JFK is born
feature Happy birthday, Mr. President
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Today in history: November 18
feature In 1886, Chester Arthur died
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Today in history: November 19
feature In 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address
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Today in history: February 4
feature In 1789, George Washington was unanimously elected to be the first president
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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: February 6
feature In 1911, Ronald Reagan was born
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Today in history: President Kennedy's eerie visit to Arlington National Cemetery
feature Eight months later, he was buried there
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Today in history: A humiliating end to the Vietnam War
feature In 1975, President Gerald Ford ordered the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon as North Vietnamese troops closed in
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Today in history: The Mayaguez incident
feature Eighteen U.S. servicemen were killed
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Today in history: A president lies
feature And later admits it
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