Meet the Press with Rick Warren and Bill and Melinda Gates (11/29/2009)

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Face the Nation with Sen. Carl Levin (11/29/2009)

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President Obama's Weekly Address: Thanksgiving (11/26/2009)

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President Zachary Taylor's Birthday

Today marks the 225th birthday of our 12th president, Zachary Taylor. President Taylor served from 1849 to 1850 and was known as “Old Rough and Ready.” He died only 16 months into his presidency. On July 4, 1850, President Taylor fell ill, suffering from severe stomach pains. He would die five days later on July 9, 1850. To learn more, click on these links:

White House: Biography of Zachary Taylor


American President: Zachary Taylor


Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery: Zachary Taylor






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Meet the Press (11/22/2009)

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Face the Nation with Sen. Charles Schumer and Sen. Jon Kyl (11/22/2009)

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President Obama's Weekly Address (11/21/2009)

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President Franklin Pierce's Birthday

Today marks the 205th birthday of our 14th president, Franklin Pierce. President Pierce served from 1853 to 1857 and was known as the "Young Hickory of the Granite Hills.” He was not named the Democratic nominee in 1857; he was replaced on the ticket by James Buchanan. To learn more, click on these links:

White House: Biography of Franklin Pierce


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President James A. Garfield's Birthday

Today marks the 178th birthday of our 20th president, James Abram Garfield. President Garfield served from March 4, 1881 to September 19, 1881. He served as president for 199 days, the second shortest presidency in the United State. He was the second president to be assassinated. He was shot and fatally wounded on July 2, 1881, but he lived until September 19th. To learn more, click on these links:

White House: Biography of James Garfield


American President: James Abram Garfield


James A. Garfield National Historic Site

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Sec. Hillary Clinton on This Week with George Stephanopoulos (11/15/2009)

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Meet the Press with Sec. Hillary Clinton and Sec. Arne Duncan (11/15/2009)

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Face the Nation with Rep. Pete Hoekstra and Sen. Patrick Leahy (11/15/2009)

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President Obama's Weekly Address (11/14/2009)

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Federal Reserve System Anniversary

On November 16, 1914, the Federal Reserve System officially opened for business.  For more information on the Federal Reserve System, visit their FED101 site.

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Armistice Day

In 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, a treaty was signed to end World War I, know as "The Great War" and as "the war to end all wars." On the one year anniversary of the treaty, November 11, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the day as the first commemoration of Armistice Day.

On June 4, 1926, Congress passed a concurrent resolution, recognized this date as a day to be remembered annually. It became a legal holiday on May 13, 1938 with the passing of the Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U. S. Code, Sec. 87a). This day was set aside as a day to honor the veterans who fought in World War I. After World War II and the Korean War, the 83rd Congress (with the encouragment of veterans service organizations) amended the Act by replacing Armistice with the word Veterans. It was approved on June 1, 1954, and November 11th became Veterans Day.

On October 8, 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first "Veterans Day Proclamation" (19 Fed. Reg. 6545 (October 12, 1954).

For more information on this important day, visit the Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs' History of Veterans Day site.

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Sesame Street Turns 40

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the first airing of Sesame Street.  That's right!  Sesame Street began on November 10, 1969.

Sesame Workshop: It's all new and better than ever as Sesame Street turns 40!

Check out this Sesame Street federal document from 1997!

Color and Learn: Sesame Street Fire Safety Station

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Meet the Press with Gov. Haley Barbour, Gov. Ed Rendell, and Gen. George Casey(11/8/2009)

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40th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.  

In 1945, the Nazis surrendered Berlin at the end of World War II.  Berlin, like the rest of Germany, was divided into four zones, which were controlled by the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union.  The zones controlled by the U.S., Great Britain, and France became capitalist and democratic, while the fourth zone, controlled by the Soviet Union, became a communist dictatorship.  Originally, people could pass freely through the different zones.  This changed, however, as more people left the communist areas for the capitalist areas.

On August 13, 1961 at 2 a.m., a barbed wire was put up between East Berlin and West Berlin.  Two days later, the barbed wire would be replaced with concrete slabs.  The wall would ultimately be 96 miles long and 12 feet high.  Many attempt to escape to West Berlin; many are killed during the attempts.  The wall not only separated the East Berliners from freedom; in many cases, it separated them from their families.  

Finally, on November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall is opened.  

For more information, check out the Smithsonian Institution's Newseum web site:

http://www.newseum.org/berlinwall/

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Face the Nation with Senators Jack Reed and Lindsey Graham (11/8/2009)

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House of Representatives passes Health Care Reform Bill

H.R. 2962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, passed late on Saturday with a vote of 220-215.  39 Democrats broke from the party to vote against the act, while only 1 Republican voted for the act: Rep. Joseph Cao from Louisiana.

Read the bill here:

http://docs.house.gov/rules/health/111_ahcaa.pdf

The bill will now go to the Senate.

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President Obama's Weekly Address (11/7/2009)

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Meet the Press with Tim Geithner and David Plouffe (11/1/2009)

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Meet the Press with Senators John Cornyn and Charles Schumer (10/25/2009)

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Face the Nation with White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod (11/1/2009)

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Face the Nation with Senators John McCain and Russ Feingold (10/25/2009)

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President Obama's Weekly Address (10/31/2009)

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President Obama's Weekly Address (10/23/2009)

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