Teddy Roosevelt Speech: Duties of American Citizenship
A speech given by Theodore Roosevelt in Buffalo, New York on January 26, 1883, it probed into the theoretical reasons why every citizen must be …
1880s
The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act is Signed into Law
Today, employment with the United States government is much like employment in the private sector. However, this has not always been the case. Until 1883, …
U.S. President James Garfield is Shot by an Assassin
One bullet grazed his elbow, but a second lodged in the back of President James Garfield, who was shot July 2, 1881, as he waited …
Lord Acton: “All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
Lord Acton wrote to Bishop Mandell Creighton, April 5, 1881: “All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” His name’s way cooler than …