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Trader post scandal. The trader post scandal, or Indian Ring, took place during Reconstruction and involved Secretary of War William W. Belknap and his wives receiving kickback payments from a Fort Sill tradership contract. In 1870, Belknap was granted the sole power to appoint and license sutlers with ownership rights to highly lucrative ...
t. e. The presidency of Abraham Lincoln began on March 4, 1861, when Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the 16th president of the United States, and ended upon his assassination and death on April 15, 1865, 42 days into his second term. Lincoln was the first member of the recently established Republican Party elected to the presidency.
Jimmy Carter 's retirement, currently 43 years, is the longest in American presidential history. Additionally, at age 99, Carter is the oldest of the six living U.S. presidents [ 2] as well as the nation's longest-lived president. [ 8] Barack Obama, at age 63, is the youngest living former president.
UTA president Jennifer Cowley says UTA West, a new 50-acre campus at the Parker County line, will be a key factor for companies looking to relocate to Fort Worth.
The 1860 United States presidential election was the 19th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 1860.In a four-way contest, the Republican Party ticket of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin [2] won a national popular plurality, a popular majority in the North where states already had abolished slavery, and a national electoral majority comprising only Northern ...
Edwin Stanton. Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 – December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of War under the Lincoln Administration during most of the American Civil War. Stanton's management helped organize the massive military resources of the North and guide the Union to victory.
Nine vice presidents have ascended to the presidency in this way: eight ( John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Chester A. Arthur, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry S. Truman, and Lyndon B. Johnson) through the president's death and one ( Gerald Ford) through the president's resignation. The vice president also serves as the ...
Furst played basketball for Blackhawk Christian School in Fort Wayne, Indiana.He won a Class A state title as a sophomore. In his junior season, Furst averaged 22.1 points, 13.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and two blocks per game, helping Blackhawk achieve a 23–3 record.