Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to be nominated for a third term on July 18, 1940, and the New Yorker ultimately died at age 63 during his fourth term after a period of declining health. In 1951, an amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified that limited future presidents to a maximum of two terms.
Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to be nominated for a third term on July 18, 1940, and the New Yorker ultimately died at age 63 during his fourth term after a period of declining health. In 1951, an amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified that limited future presidents to a maximum of two terms.
U.S President Harry S. Truman signed the Presidential Succession Act in 1947, placing the Speaker of the House and the president pro tempore of the Senate in the line of succession after the vice president.
On this date:
64 A.D.: The Great Fire of Rome begins, eventually destroying much of the city.
1925: Adolf Hitler publishes the first volume of his autobiographical manifesto “Mein Kampf.”
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to be nominated for a third term.
1968: Intel Corporation is founded in Santa Clara, Calif.
2013: Detroit files for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, making it the largest city ever to do so.
Birthdays:
Nelson Mandela, South African politician and first president (1918)
John Glenn, American astronaut and politician (1921)
Richard Branson, British entrepreneur (1950)
Ricky Skaggs, American musician (1954)
Kristen Bell, American actress (1980)
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“We have an infinite amount to learn both from nature and from each other.” — John Glenn
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