Presidential History

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The 1940 Destroyers-for-Bases Deal and the Expansion of Presidential Power
September 2, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The 1963 State Department Cable Authorizing the Overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem
August 24, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The 1814 British Sack of Washington
August 24, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The 1953 Overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq
August 19, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Bombing of Nagasaki
August 9, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
August 7, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Bombing of Hiroshima
August 6, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
August 4, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The 1916 Black Tom Explosion in Jersey City
July 30, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Pacificus-Helvidius Debate Between Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
June 29, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
President Harry Truman’s 1950 Decision to Intervene in Korea
June 27, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
John F. Kennedy’s “Ich bin ein Berliner” Speech
June 26, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Senate Approves the 1795 Jay Treaty
June 24, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The United States Declares War on Britain in 1812
June 18, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Herbert Hoover Signs the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
June 17, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Self-Immolation of Thich Quang Duc
June 11, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
FDR’s “Stab-in-the-Back” Speech
June 10, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Announcement of the Marshall Plan
June 5, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Sinking of the Lusitania
May 7, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Louisiana Purchase
April 30, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
George Washington’s Neutrality Proclamation
April 22, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The U.S. Invasion of Veracruz, Mexico
April 21, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
April 17, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
NSC-68 and the Dawn of the Cold War
April 14, 2026
By James M. Lindsay