Brandon Cox

History Enthusiast, and Blogger

[Brandon Cox @historicalbcox]

@MeghanOmyEggo ...And just like that.

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Do you guys ever think about that time Lindsey Graham said “If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you”

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Since @SimonSchuster gave me the new James Garfield 🇺🇸 bio for free (review in the thread) - I’m giving it away to one of YOU!

RULES:
1. Must be following me
2. Must RT this tweet
3. Must follow @GarfieldNPS

WINNER WILL BE PICKED ON SUNDAY

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#POTUS 📚

[Brandon Cox @historicalbcox]

On this Day in 49 BCE: The Senate of Rome says that Caesar will be declared a public enemy unless he disbands his army.
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On this Day in 1919: Former President Theodore Roosevelt dies.
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On this Day in 1974: President Richard Nixon refused to hand over tape recordings and documents that had been subpoenaed by the U.S. Senate Watergate Committed. The refusal marked the beginning of the end of Nixon Presidency, and eight months later he would resign from office.

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On this Day in 1870: Civil engineer Washington Roebling began construction on the Brooklyn Bridge. The project took thirteen years to complete.The Bridge was completed in 1883, with Washington and his wife being the first to travel over the completed bridge.

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Thanks @lpontheleft for being my top podcast on @Spotify this year. I loved all 9,600 minutes of it. #SpotifyWrapped https://t.co/9SMhW2qfv3

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Yesterday in 1994: A stolen airplane crashed onto the White House grounds in middle of night—just below the presidential bedroom.
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Yesterday in 1842: John Tyler’s entire cabinet, with one exception, resigned. The Cabinet was angry that the president vetoed a second bill for the establishment of a National Bank of the United States.
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Yesterday in 1842: Letitia Tyler died—the first sitting first lady to pass away.
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On this Day in 1893: The only presidential child born in the White House—Esther Cleveland—was born to President Grover Cleveland and First Lady Frances Cleveland.
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On this Day in 2022: Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom's longest reigning monarch, passed away at the age of 96.
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On this Day in 2008: As the housing industry continued to collapse, George W. Bush unveiled a $200 billion bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored mortgage companies.
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On this Day in 1901: William McKinley was shot.
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On this Day in 1862: Abraham Lincoln put General George McClellan back in command of the Army of the Potomac.
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On this Day in 1803: A Federalist newspaper in Richmond, Virginia published the first in a series of articles accusing Thomas Jefferson of fathering several children with a slave, Sally Hemings. The president ignored the allegations.
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On this Day in 1935: Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Neutrality Act, which banned the shipment of arms to belligerents during a state of war.
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On this Day in 1963: John F. Kennedy established a direct phone line (a “hotline”) to the Kremlin in Moscow.
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On this Day in 1862: The second Battle of Bull Run was a Union disaster—leaving Washington D.C. vulnerable to attack.
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