The first Election Day was held on the first Tuesday of November in 1845. The goal was to ensure a fair vote in a largely ...

The August 12, 1845 issue served as the catalyst for verbal abuse and violent ... Color prejudice which did not hamper freed ...

1845: Slaveholding Texas is annexed into the United States, sparking the Mexican War. By 1848, Mexico cedes more than half of its territory to the U.S., including New Mexico and California in ...

Simply stating “John Tyler, President of the United States, 1841 - 1845", the gravestone makes no mention of his relationship ...

Ever since 1845, Election Day has occurred on the Tuesday after the ... So, Tuesdays in November became the most convenient ...

John Tyler (1841-1845) was the first president to use "Hail to the Chief" at official and diplomatic occasions to mark the ...

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, this year. The big day is always on the first Tuesday of November. Here's how the tradition ...

Will you act accordingly? Voice of Industry, Vol. 1 No. 19, 2 October 1845 The Pittsburgh Strike.1 The female operatives of Pittsburgh could not succeed in obtaining their desire. Their employers, in ...

Why voting over multiple days In each state, elections are handled slightly differently. For instance, such states as ...

Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first black professional nurse in America, and an active organizer among African American nurses. She was born in Boston, on May 7, 1845, the oldest of three children.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called the House proposal a “power grab” and scoffed, “Just what America needs ... first Monday in November in 1845. In 1872, Congress resolved ...