Adlai Stevenson - Article Index

Dictionary - Adlai Stevenson: American History Dictionary - Adlai Stevenson
Definition and meaning of Adlai Stevenson:   Stevenson, Adlai Illinois Governor Stevenson was the unsuccessful Democratic can...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adlai Stevenson: Encyclopedia - Adlai Stevenson
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American politician and statesman, noted for his skill in debate and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adlai Stevenson: Encyclopedia Ii - Adlai Stevenson - Childhood, Education, And Early Career
Stevenson was born in Los Angeles into a political family. His grandfather Adlai E. Stevenson I had been Vice President of the United Sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adlai Stevenson: Encyclopedia Ii - Adlai Stevenson - Childhood Education And Early Career
Stevenson was born in Los Angeles into a political family. His grandfather Adlai E. Stevenson I had been Vice President of the United Sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eleanor Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Eleanor Roosevelt - Life After The White House
Following the death of her husband in 1945, Roosevelt continued to live on the Hyde Park Estate, in Val-Kill, the house that her husband ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adlai E. Stevenson: Encyclopedia - Adlai E. Stevenson
Adlai Ewing Stevenson I (October 23, 1835 – June 14, 1914) was a Congressman from Illinois and the twenty-third Vice President of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adlai Stevenson: Encyclopedia Ii - Adlai Stevenson - 1960-1965
Prior to the 1960 Democratic National Convention, Stevenson announced that he was not seeking the Democratic nomination for president, bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1952: Encyclopedia - 1952
1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). 1952 - Events. January 8 - West Germany has 8 mill...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1835: Encyclopedia Ii - 1835 - Events
1835 - Month/day unknown. The Toledo War was fought between the State of Ohio and the Michigan Territory over the city of Toledo and t...   » Read the article

Article - American History Sitemap I - A
This is a sitemap for American History - A . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John F. Kennedy: Encyclopedia Ii - John F. Kennedy - Early Political Career
After World War II, Kennedy entered politics (partly to fill the void of his popular brother, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., on whom his family ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional U.s. Presidents: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional U.s. Presidents - G
President Johnny Gentle President in: Infinite Jest, novel by David Foster Wallace Has an obsessive-compulsive phobia of contamination; ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harry S. Truman: Encyclopedia Ii - Harry S. Truman - Political Career
In 1922, with the help of the Kansas City Democratic machine led by boss Tom Pendergast, Truman was elected judge of the County Court of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bill Bradley: Encyclopedia Ii - Bill Bradley - U.s. Senator
Bradley had harbored political ambitions for years, and in 1978 decided to run for United States Senate in New Jersey, for a seat held by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theodore Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Theodore Roosevelt - Presidency
McKinley was shot by an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, on September 6, 1901, and died September 14, vaulting Roosevelt into the presidency. Ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1900: Encyclopedia - 1900
1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. 1900 - Events. January 2 - John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf=astoria Hotel: Encyclopedia - Waldorf=astoria Hotel
The Waldorf=Astoria is the name of two luxury hotels in New York City — an original that formerly stood on the site of the Empire State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eleanor Roosevelt: Encyclopedia - Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American human rights activist, stateswoman, journalist, educator, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlton Heston: Encyclopedia - Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter on October 4, 1923, although the year is usually given as 1924), is an American film actor note...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Democratic Party United States: Encyclopedia - Democratic Party United States
The Democratic Party, founded in 1792, is one of the two longest-standing political parties in the world (the other is the British Conser...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vice President Of The United States: Encyclopedia - Vice President Of The United States
The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government, the person who, in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alger Hiss: Encyclopedia - Alger Hiss
Alger Hiss (November 11, 1904 – November 15, 1996) was a U.S. State Department official and Secretary General to the founding charter c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpha Phi Omega: Encyclopedia - Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Phi Omega (commonly known as APO, but also ΑΦΩ, A-Phi-O, and A-Phi-Q) is a co-ed service fraternity organized to provide commun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cuban Missile Crisis: Encyclopedia - Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a very tense confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States over the Soviet deployment of nucl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alben W. Barkley: Encyclopedia - Alben W. Barkley
Alben William Barkley (November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky and the thirty-fifth Vice P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John F. Kennedy Assassination: Encyclopedia - John F. Kennedy Assassination
The assassination of John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anagram: Encyclopedia - Anagram
An anagram (Greek ana- = "back" or "again", and graphein = "to write") is a type of word play, the result of rearranging the letters of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - W. Averell Harriman: Encyclopedia - W. Averell Harriman
William Averell Harriman (November 15, 1891 – July 26, 1986) was a US Democrat politician, businessman and diplomat. Averell Harriman w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb: Encyclopedia Ii - Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb - Themes
Although it is a comedy, Dr. Strangelove is also suspenseful and engrossing and not the least "madcap". Two major scenes of action are th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Democratic Party United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Democratic Party United States - History
Democratic Party United States - Beginnings. The Democratic Party's origins lie in the original Republican Party founded by Thomas Jeff...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Nixon: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Nixon - Birth And Early Years
Richard Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, California to Francis Nixon and Hannah Milhous Nixon in a house his father built from a kit purcha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Cohen: Encyclopedia Ii - David Cohen - City Council
City Council redistricting left Northwest Philadelphia without an incumbent councilman, and Cohen was elected to that position in 1967, q...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Douglas Macarthur: Encyclopedia Ii - Douglas Macarthur - Summary Of Service
Douglas MacArthur - West Point. June 13, 1899 – appointed as a Cadet at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York 190...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Illinois: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Illinois - 20th Century
In the 20th century, Illinois emerged as one of the most important states in the union. It currently has the 6th largest population and c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Detailed Timeline Of The Assassination Of John F. Kennedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Detailed Timeline Of The Assassination Of John F. Kennedy - Immediate Aftermath: Lee Harvey Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald was confronted by an armed Dallas policeman, Marion Baker, in the depository second floor lunchroom only 74 to 90 secon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phi Delta Theta: Encyclopedia Ii - Phi Delta Theta - History
Phi Beta Kappa was the first Greek letter organization founded in the United States when it was created on December 5, 1776 at the Colleg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Springfield The Simpsons: Encyclopedia Ii - Springfield The Simpsons - Where Is Springfield?
The location of Springfield is a long-running joke in the series, based in the fact that 34 states in the United States have at least one...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ralph Yarborough: Encyclopedia Ii - Ralph Yarborough - Political Life
Historically, Texas has been a one party state of the Democratic Party. Democrats would win every statewide office, a majority of the con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cuban Missile Crisis: Encyclopedia Ii - Cuban Missile Crisis - U.s. Response
With the news of the confirmed photographic evidence of Soviet missile bases in Cuba, President Kennedy convened a special group of senio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Missouri: Encyclopedia Ii - Missouri - Law And Government
The capital of Missouri is Jefferson City. The current constitution of Missouri, the fourth constitution for the state, was adopted in 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Kerry: Encyclopedia Ii - John Kerry - Family History And Childhood Years
Kerry was born on December 11, 1943 at the Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Aurora, Colorado outside Denver, where his father, Richard Kerry, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Simon Politician: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Simon Politician - Early Political Years
Simon, the son of a Lutheran minister who was a missionary to China, was born in Eugene, Oregon shortly after his parents were forced bac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harry S. Truman: Encyclopedia Ii - Harry S. Truman - Presidency
When Truman first took office, he was initially preoccupied with foreign policy: the Allied conference in Potsdam, the conclusion of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John F. Kennedy: Encyclopedia Ii - John F. Kennedy - Presidency
Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President on January 20, 1961. In his inaugural address he spoke of the need for all Americans to be act...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United States Democratic Party: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United States Democratic Party - Truman To Kennedy 1945-1963
Harry Truman took over unexpectedly in 1945, and the rifts inside the party that Roosevelt had papered over began to emerge. Former Vice ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Humphrey Bogart: Encyclopedia Ii - Humphrey Bogart - Early Career
Bogart did menial labor, joined the Naval Reserve, and eventually drifted into acting. He liked the late hours that actors kept, and enjo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Democratic Party United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Democratic Party United States - History
Democratic Party United States - Beginnings. The Democratic Party traces its origins to the Democratic-Republican Party founded by Thom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election 2008: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Presidential Election 2008 - Speculated Candidates
While it is rare for candidates to officially declare their candidacy prior to late in the year preceding the presidential election (in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John F. Kennedy: Encyclopedia Ii - John F. Kennedy - Presidency
Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President on January 20, 1961. In his inaugural address he spoke of the need for all Americans to be act...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John F. Kennedy: Encyclopedia Ii - John F. Kennedy - Presidency
Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President on January 20, 1961. In his inaugural address he spoke of the need for all Americans to be act...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adlai E. Stevenson: Encyclopedia Ii - Adlai E. Stevenson - Vice President 1892
In 1892, when the Democrats chose Cleveland once again as their standard bearer, they appeased party regulars by the nomination of the St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vice President Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Vice President Of The United States - Role Of The Vice President
Vice President of the United States - President of the Senate. As President of the Senate (Article I, Section 3), the Vice President ov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Libertyville Illinois: Encyclopedia Ii - Libertyville Illinois - History
The land that is now Libertyville was the property of the Illinois River Potawatomi Indians until August 1829, when economic and resource...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dwight D. Eisenhower: Encyclopedia Ii - Dwight D. Eisenhower - Military Career
Eisenhower enrolled at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, in June, 1911. Eisenhower was a great athlete at the tim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lost Generation: Encyclopedia Ii - Lost Generation - Celebrities
Sample members of the Lost Generation include the following: 1883 Elsa Maxwell (died 1963) 1884 Damon Runyon (died 1946) 1885 Sinclair L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Mcgovern: Encyclopedia Ii - George Mcgovern - Early Life And Career
McGovern was born in Avon, South Dakota and lived in nearby Mitchell from six years old on. He volunteered for the United States Army Air...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - W. Averell Harriman: Encyclopedia Ii - W. Averell Harriman - Poltical Career
Harriman served President Franklin Roosevelt as special envoy to Europe, and was present at the meeting between Winston Churchill and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf=astoria Hotel: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf=astoria Hotel - History
An Astor family feud contributed to the events which led to the construction of the original Waldorf-Astoria on Fifth Avenue. It started ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gloria Steinem: Encyclopedia Ii - Gloria Steinem - Political Awakening And Activism
After a series of celebrity interviews, Steinem was eventually able to get a political assignment covering George McGovern's presidential...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Tower: Encyclopedia Ii - John Tower - Early Life
Tower was born September 29, 1925 to Joe and Beryl Tower in Houston, Texas. His father was a Methodist minister. Tower traveled where his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moore County North Carolina: Encyclopedia Ii - Moore County North Carolina - History
The county was formed in 1784 from Cumberland County. It was named for Alfred Moore, an officer in the American Revolutionary War and ass...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harry S. Truman: Encyclopedia Ii - Harry S. Truman - Presidency
When Truman first took office, he was initially preoccupied with foreign policy: the Allied conference in Potsdam, the conclusion of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Schlesinger Jr.: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Schlesinger Jr. - Career
Arthur Schlesinger Jr. - Education. 1933 Phillips Exeter Academy 1938 Harvard University - Society of Fellows, 1939-1942 Arthur Schl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Democratic Party United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Democratic Party United States - History
Democratic Party United States - Beginnings. The Democratic Party traces its origins to the Democratic-Republican Party founded by Thom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur Goldberg: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur Goldberg - Supreme Court
Despite his short time on the bench, Goldberg played a significant role in the Court's jurisprudence, as his liberal views on constitutio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fred M. Vinson: Encyclopedia Ii - Fred M. Vinson - Early Years
Fred Vinson was born in the front part of the Lawrence County, Kentucky jail, where his father worked. Vinson's father served as Lawrence...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election 1956: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Presidential Election 1956 - Nominations
U.S. presidential election 1956 - Republican Party nomination. Although there was some speculation that Eisenhower would not run for a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dwight D. Eisenhower: Encyclopedia Ii - Dwight D. Eisenhower - Military Career
Eisenhower enrolled at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, in June, 1911. Eisenhower was a great athlete at the tim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John F. Kennedy Assassination: Encyclopedia Ii - John F. Kennedy Assassination - Official Investigations
John F. Kennedy assassination - Dallas Police. After arresting Oswald and collecting physical evidence at the crime scenes, the Dallas ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robert F. Kennedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Robert F. Kennedy - Career To 1960
Born on November 20, 1925 in Brookline, Massachusetts, Robert Kennedy was the seventh child of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Kennedy. While ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional U.s. Presidents: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional U.s. Presidents - A
President Barbara Adams President in: Whoops Apocalypse (film, 1986) Played by: Loretta Swit Succeeds to presidency upon death of Presid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election 1952: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Presidential Election 1952 - Nominations
U.S. presidential election 1952 - Republican Party nomination. The fight for the Republican nomination was largely between General Dwig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faithless Elector: Encyclopedia Ii - Faithless Elector - List Of Faithless Electors
The following is a list of all faithless electors (most recent first). The number preceding each entry is the number of faithless elector...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vice President Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Vice President Of The United States - Role Of The Vice President
Vice President of the United States - President of the Senate. Main article: President of the Senate As President of the Senate (Arti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wallingford Connecticut: Encyclopedia Ii - Wallingford Connecticut - History
Wallingford was established on October 10, 1667, when the Connecticut General Assembly authorized the "making of a village on the east ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alger Hiss: Encyclopedia Ii - Alger Hiss - The Case For Alger Hiss's Innocence
Alger Hiss - The Typewriter. The Woodstock typewriter was a key part of the prosecution's case against Hiss, the alleged "smoking gun" ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agricultural Adjustment Act: Encyclopedia Ii - Agricultural Adjustment Act - Agricultural Adjustment Administration
By the time the AAA began its operations, the agricultural season was already under way. In effect, the agency oversaw a large-scale dest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wayne's World 2: Encyclopedia Ii - Wayne's World 2 - Waynestock
It was held in Adlai Stevenson Memorial Park, in Aurora, Illinois. Acts that did show up: Crutial Taunt (Tia Carrere and band) Aerosmith...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Valerian Zorin: Encyclopedia Ii - Valerian Zorin - Biography
After joining the Soviet Communist Party in 1922, Zorin held a managerial position in a Moscow City Committee and the Central Committee o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waldorf-astoria Hotel: Encyclopedia Ii - Waldorf-astoria Hotel - History
An Astor family feud contributed to the events which led to the construction of the original Waldorf-Astoria on Fifth Avenue. It started ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anagram: Encyclopedia Ii - Anagram - History
The construction of anagrams is an amusement of great antiquity. Jews are often credited with the invention of anagrams, probably because...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Estes Kefauver: Encyclopedia Ii - Estes Kefauver - Kefauver In Congress
As a member of the House during President Franklin D. Roosevelt's term in office, Kefauver distinguished himself from the other Democrats...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Egghead: Encyclopedia Ii - Egghead - Tv And Animated Characters Named Egghead
Egghead - Looney Tunes' Egghead. Tex Avery had a character at Warner Bros. named Egghead, whom he used in several pictures such as "Daf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpha Phi Omega: Encyclopedia Ii - Alpha Phi Omega - Notable Alumni Brothers
Alpha Phi Omega - Notable honorary brothers. Daniel Carter Beard (National-Honorary), One of the Founders of Boy Scouts of America, Fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lauren Bacall: Encyclopedia Ii - Lauren Bacall - Life And Career
Born in New York City as Betty Joan Perske, the only child of Jewish immigrants, William Perske (born in Poland (in an area which is now...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election 1900: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Presidential Election 1900 - General Election
U.S. presidential election 1900 - Campaign. The economy was booming in 1900, so the Republican mantra for this campaign was "Four More ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1900: Encyclopedia Ii - 1900 - Events
1900 - January. January 2 - John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China. January 2 - Chicago Canal opens. Janu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swing State: Encyclopedia Ii - Swing State - Origin Of Swing States
In the presidential elections of the United States, the U.S. Electoral College system means that only the winner of a state receives any ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cuban Missile Crisis: Encyclopedia Ii - Cuban Missile Crisis - Prelude
Cuban Missile Crisis - The Cuban Revolution. The revolution in Cuba was the second time a country had become communist without signific...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eleanor Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Eleanor Roosevelt - Life After The White House
Following the death of her husband in 1945, Roosevelt continued to live on the Hyde Park Estate, in Val-Kill, the house that her husband ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Nixon: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Nixon - Presidency
Nixon's post-election defeatist mood did not last. He moved to New York City where he became a well-paid senior partner in a leading law ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reaction To The Assassination Of John F. Kennedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Reaction To The Assassination Of John F. Kennedy - Reaction From World Leaders
After the assassination, many world leaders expressed shock and sorrow, some going on television and radio to address their countrymen. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solid South: Encyclopedia Ii - Solid South - Democratic Factionalization Over The Civil Rights Movement
The "Solid South" began to erode when Democratic President Harry S. Truman took steps toward supporting the civil rights movement. His po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1952: Encyclopedia Ii - 1952 - Events
1952 - January. January 8 - West Germany has 8 million refugees inside its borders. January 24 - Sudden heavy snowfall in Algeria. Jan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Choate Rosemary Hall: Encyclopedia Ii - Choate Rosemary Hall - History
In 1890, the prominent Choate family started the Rosemary Hall School for girls, which moved to Greenwich, Connecticut in 1906. The Choat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Progressive: Encyclopedia Ii - The Progressive - History
The Progressive was founded in January 9, 1909, by Wisconsin Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr.. It was first called La Follette's Weekly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlton Heston: Encyclopedia Ii - Charlton Heston - Early Career
Heston was born in Evanston, Illinois to Lilla Charlton and Russell Whitford Carter. Before he was 10 his parents divorced. Some years la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Senate Election 1952: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Senate Election 1952 - Senate Contests In 1952
1 special election held due to death of Brien McMahon (D-CT). Interim Senator William A. Purtell was successfully elected to Connecticut'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vice President Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Vice President Of The United States - Role Of The Vice President
Vice President of the United States - President of the Senate. Main articles: President of the Senate, and [[]], and [[]], and    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adlai E. Stevenson: Encyclopedia Ii - Adlai E. Stevenson - Marriage And Political Life, 1860-1884
In 1860, Stevenson was appointed master in chancery (an aide in a court of equity), his first public office, which he held during the Civ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eleanor Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Eleanor Roosevelt - Marriage And Family
On St. Patrick's Day (17 March) 1905 she married Franklin D. Roosevelt; President Theodore Roosevelt took the place of his late brother i...   » Read the article