What The President's Escape Plan Looks Like If The U.S. Ever Got Attacked
So far in history, the need for a United States president to escape impending danger to the capital has been a relatively rare one.
Read MoreSo far in history, the need for a United States president to escape impending danger to the capital has been a relatively rare one.
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Read MoreIn the course of America's 46 presidencies, most have ended fairly normally, with the commander-in-chief either being reelected or stepping down.
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Read MoreAnwar Sadat was born on Christmas Day in 1918 as Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat in a British occupied Egypt, becoming president of the nation in 1970.
Read MoreHarlem-based revolutionary Malcolm X was a human rights advocate and activist who fought for racial equality for Black Americans.
Read MoreTheodore Roosevelt disliked a painting of him so much that he had it destroyed.
Read MoreBorn in 1831 in what is now South Dakota, Sitting Bull's resistance to the country's expansion into the American West lasted almost his entire life.
Read MoreThe Constitution also says that the president has the authority to appoint justices so the one who appointed the most Supreme Court justices isn't surprising.
Read MoreLakota leader Sitting Bull had a father-daughter relationship with sharpshooter Annie Oakley.
Read MoreIf there was a list of bad boys from the American Revolution, and U.S. history, Aaron Burr would have likely been toward the top.
Read MoreWhile most remember Aaron Burr for a duel with Alexander Hamilton, thanks to a certain popular play, he is also part of history for several other reasons.
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Read MoreNew Jersey's Grover Cleveland is most well-known for being the only president to serve non-consecutive terms, but he also holds another record.
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