wikipedia - 12 Nov 2016
The United States presidential election of 1824 was the tenth quadrennial presidential election, held from Tuesday, October 26, to Thursday, December 2, 1824. John Quincy Adams was elected President on February 9, 1825. The election was the only one in history to be decided by the House of Representatives under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution after no candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote. It was also the first U.S. presidential election where th
History - 04 Feb 2019
Over a span of six decades, the first 10 presidents of the United States—from George Washington to John Tyler—shaped the role of the executive branch as we ...
The Coloradoan - 12 Feb 2019
Bill to join other states in casting presidential electoral votes for the winner of the national popular vote was being heard by a House committee Tuesday.
CNN - 28 Jan 2019
Democrats are right to be concerned that former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is thinking about an independent run for the White House because the most ...
Bowling Green Daily News - 19 Feb 2019
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — In the summer of 1861, Kentucky lawmakers convened at what was once the state Capitol in Frankfort to discuss whether they should ...
VVdailypress.com - 13 Feb 2019
“Study history! Study history!”– Winston Churchill. In the midst of an acrimonious public debate over how to respond to the massive influx of Central American ...
Manning Live - 09 Feb 2019
474 – Zeno is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 951 – The Northern Han Kingdom is founded by Liu Chong in modern-day Shanxi.
American Enterprise Institute - 29 Jan 2019
Former Starbucks executive Howard Schultz isn't likely to make history as the first successful third-party presidential candidate. View related *content*: Elections, ...
American Enterprise Institute - 24 Jan 2019
View related *content*: Society and Culture. Key Points. Political patronage—the distribution of jobs, contracts, and emoluments—is often seen as a form of ...
Mental Floss - 20 Feb 2019
Ira Aldridge became the first famous African-American actor—but he didn't find fame in the U.S. Here's how he battled prejudice to become the 19th century's ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana - 05 Jan 2019
INDIANAPOLIS — Twice in the past two decades, and five times in the history of the United States, a presidential candidate has won the White House despite his ...
Fine Books & Collections Magazine - 28 Jan 2019
New York - Sotheby's 2019 Americana Week auctions concluded yesterday in New York with an outstanding total of $21.3 million - our highest Americana Week ...
POLITICO - 12 Jan 2019
The way we now elect presidents would horrify the authors of the U.S. electoral system. But the system can be fixed, and the power lies with the states.
E-Flux - 01 Feb 2019
Cities of dreams have a long history. Utopia as a literary form dating from the reign of King Henry VIII is more than the articulation of a dream of ideal urbanism.
The Wall Street Journal. - 28 Oct 2016
Andrew Jackson had every reason to consider himself the victor of the presidential election of 1824. In a hard-fought campaign, he had won the most popular ...
The American Conservative - 22 Oct 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has claimed that the Electoral College must be abolished because it was a product of slavery—which it of course isn't. In saying so ...
Pew Research Center - 20 Dec 2016
For the fifth time in U.S. history, and the second time this century, a presidential candidate has won the White House while losing the popular vote.
TIME - 09 Nov 2016
Electoral maps dating back decades reveal a lot about political change in the U.S. as the country grew and dominant parties emerged.
The American Prospect - 15 Jan 2019
This article appears in the Winter 2019 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. Americans cling to many myths. One is that we live in a ...
The Wall Street Journal - 25 Oct 2018
The midterm elections are approaching, and polls suggest that the Democrats are likely to pick up seats in the House of Representatives. If they do, it won't come ...
