My name is Andrew Jackson, and I was the 7th president of the United States. People tell me that I have a lot to be proud of, because I wasn't just a president, I worked as a prosecuting attorney, and I fought in the war. I've heard people say that I was the best-loved and most-h...

As the Republican Party hunkers down and get down to business of winning the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election with their "last man standing" candidate John McCain, the Democrats are still on a slugfest between presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. True to the cliche, &qu...

Joseph McCarthy became a United States Senator for the State of Wisconsin, in January of 1947. After losing popularity within the Senate, McCarthy utilized a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia to announce a communist plot that he had discovered within the United States Government. Given the situat...

The Ten Most Wanted This past presidential election was one the most historic events that our young country has ever seen. There have been disputed elections before but none have been brought to the State Supreme Courts or the Federal Supreme Courts. So much controversy surrounding an el...

War In Literature In war soldiers go through traumatizing experiences. Some go insane in battle, those who live through the war often suffer from post war syndrome. They wonder daily whether they are going to live or die, and how their wife and family are. Many often hope for a "cushy&q...

Picture yourself rolling through the streets of Baghdad in an armored personnel vehicle, when an adversary pops out of the shadows with a rocket launcher. You are dead in his sights, and you suddenly remember that your vehicle lacks much of the armor it is supposed to have, and your bulletproof vest...

Abraham Lincoln With his cabinet Abraham Lincoln is regarded by many historians as the greatest president ever to stand at America's helm. This reputation is extremely well deserved, as Lincoln was able to preserve the Union and gain victory in the civil war, despite his fighting an uphill bat...

As America prepares for a vicious battle with Iraq, the country is held within a battle of it's own. The country is spilt with supports on one side and anti-war mongrels on the other. The only division between to two well-meaning groups is that the current republican government is stressing ...

The first administration of the United States was led by the first president of the United States, George Washington. The administration had to set a precedent for the next administrations of the United States. The administration faced many problems internally and externally. The administration d...

George Washington was born in Virginia in 1732. His father owned a plantation farm and he inherited it in 1753 when his elder brother died. Washington served in the British army from 1752 to 1758. He resigned from the army in 1758 and married a rich widow named Martha Dandridge and was elected to th...

With His Cabinet Abraham Lincoln is regarded by many historians as the greatest president ever to stand at America's helm. This reputation is extremely well deserved, as Lincoln was able to preserve the Union and gain victory in the civil war, despite his fighting an uphill battle against his...

If the United States had a hall of fame, I think only the most important people in this nation should be admitted into it. In order to qualify you would have to have done at least three great things for your nation. Alexander Hamilton has done this and more: He has won the respect of many people inc...

The War of 1812 was not just a battle against an external foe but stemmed from internal problems as well. The external enemy that the United States was facing was Britain, but that was not the most severe dilemma that they faced. The real problem that was occurring during this time was the interna...

Antiwarriors: The Vietnam War And The Battle For America's Hearts And Minds. By Melvin Small. (Wilmington, DE, Scholarly Resources Inc, 2002. pp. 163). The antiwar movement during the Vietnam Conflict was the most effective and long lasting of all the antiwar movements in American history. Up...

Andrew Jackson Born to Irish immigrants on March 15, 1767, Andrew Jackson was to become the first "rags to riches" President the country had ever seen. He grew up in South Carolina and fought in the Revolutionary War at only thirteen. His entire immediate family, parents and siblings, died as ...

The United States first got involved in Vietnam when President Harry Truman extended official international recognition of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia on Feb. 7, 1950 (according to Professor Sandra Whittman, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines Illinois). This recognition by Truman was by...

The Difference between Republicans and Democrats I am writing this because it seems party activists (Republicans and Democrats) take for granted that people understand the difference between the two parties. I want to start by being clear that this is not and should not be a personal battle...

On Sunday, President Bush's administration pledged "zero tolerance" if Saddam Hussein refuses to comply with the international call for him to disarm. A revised UN Security Council resolution demands Iraq to do away with its weapons of mass destruction. The resolution also calls for Saddam Hussei...

The Constitution gives the President three discrete functions following bicameral adoption of a bill in Congress. First, he may elect to sign it. Second, he may veto the bill and return it with a statement of his objections to the house of Congress in which the bill originated. Finally, he may do no...

George Washing: A Man For All Time George Washington has contributed greatly to our societies ideals. His ethics and morals helped shape the American nation. Washington made many contributions in the early development of America. His battles during the Revolution, the work he did in at the Consti...

By the Nineteen Century Before the arrival of the Spaniards, Equator was controlled for the empire of Inca. Pizarro of Francisco subordinate, Benalcázar, entered the area in 1533. Not to find the wealth from the The mythical Golden one, of him and of another conquistadors, notably Gonzalo P...

"Today we've had a national tragedy." President George W. Bush spoke these words after a horrendous attack on America. As we watched bombs fly into steel and then explode, we waited to hear the advice and comfort our President would give to us. One hundred thirty-seven years a...

One law in particular led to bitter conflict. The Tenure of Office Act prevented the President from dismissing a Cabinet member without the consent of the Senate. Johnson said the act was unconstitutional because it violated the separation of powers. To make the Supreme Court rule on this law, Johns...

"Tell them, tell them when you get home that I gave all of my tomorrows so they could have today!" Those are the words on a tombstone, far across the Pacific, of someone who gave up his life for our future in the battle of Iwo Jima. Were those words uttered so that those of us who are left...

Simon Girty Simon Girty was born in 1741, the second of four boys in the region surrounding Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. His father's alcoholism and inability to keep steady employment forced the family to move around a lot during his youth. By the time Girty was 15, his family was living in...