Political History

This speech, delivered by President Barack Obama on January 21st, 2013, commemorated the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and emphasized unity within the United States. During the address, Obama spoke about freedom, the need to continue to fight climate change…

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, also known as the Hart-Celler Act, was an important piece of legislation that abolished the discriminatory national origins quota system, which had previously favored immigrants from Northern and Western Europe. It established a system prioritizing…

El Primer Congreso Mexicanista, known in English as the First Mexicanist Congress, convened to address social, labor, educational, and economic inequalities facing Mexicans and Mexican Americans. It marked the emergence of a coordinated Mexican American civil rights movement on the Gulf Coast.

The Foraker Act of 1900 replaced military rule in Puerto Rico with a civilian government, establishing executive, legislative, and judicial branches. It defined Puerto Rican citizenship and extended U.S. citizenship to the island’s residents. It also saw the adoption of tariffs, the U.S. dollar,…

The Treaty of Paris of 1898 ended the Spanish‑American War. Under its terms, Spain relinquished sovereignty over Cuba (which became independent) and ceded Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine Islands to the United States (the latter in exchange for $20 million). The treaty took effect on April 11…

The Gadsden Purchase was a treaty between the United States and Mexico. Under the treaty, the U.S. paid Mexico $10 million for approximately 29,670 square miles of territory that now forms southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. The acquisition enabled the construction of more…

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo concluded the Mexican-American War. Under its terms, Mexico ceded a vast expanse of its northern territory to the United States. These included the present-day states of California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona and New Mexico, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming. In…

The Adams–Onis Treaty, negotiated by U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams and Spanish Minister Luis de Onis, settled border disputes between the United States and Spain. It ceded East and West Florida to the United States in exchange for a payment of $5 million. It established a clear western…

<p>The Constitution is more than a legal code. It is also a framework for union and solidarity.</p>

<p>As general secretary of the Communist Party of the U.S., Browder was routinely attacked by politicians and thought to be a genuine threat to the nation.</p>

<p>The filibuster has played a key role in the enactment of federal law since 1789, but is rarely used outside the U.S. Senate.</p>

<p><span class="deck"> What one game of cards tells us about two famous statesmen</span> </p>

<p>His political satire made Buchwald one of America’s most widely read columnists. </p>