Birth of Charles Evans Hughes
Statesman Charles Evans Hughes was born on April 11, 1862, in Glens Falls, New York.
Statesman Charles Evans Hughes was born on April 11, 1862, in Glens Falls, New York.
On April 7, 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) was officially created as a specialized agency of the United Nations.
On April 2, 1792, Congress passed the Coinage Act, also known as the Mint Act, which among other things, created the United States Mint.
On April 1, 1960, the U.S. issued two boat stamps for use on motorboat applications.
On March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William Seward purchased Alaska from Russia in what many at the time called “Seward’s Folly.”
America’s 10th President, John Tyler, was born on March 29, 1790, in Charles City County, Virginia.
On March 16, 1934, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act, creating America’s popular Duck Stamps.
On March 9, 1841, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its final ruling the case of United States v. Schooner Amistad.
On February 27, 1860, Abraham Lincoln gave one of the most important speeches of his career – the Cooper Union Address.