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John Tyler was the first vice president to assume the presidency during a presidential term, setting the precedent that a vice president who does so becomes the fully functioning president with a new, distinct administration. [13] Throughout most of its history, American politics has been dominated by political parties. The Constitution is ...
1934 – Glass–Steagall Act; 1934 – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission established; 1934 – Dust Bowl begins, causing major ecological and agricultural damage to the Great Plains states; severe drought, heat waves and other factors were contributors. 1934 – Federal Housing Administration; 1934 – Johnson Act; 1934 - Indian ...
Miguel Abadía Méndez, President (1926–1930) Enrique Olaya Herrera, President (1930–1934) Alfonso López Pumarejo, President (1934–1938) Eduardo Santos Montejo, President (1938–1942) Alfonso López Pumarejo, President (1942–1946) Mariano Ospina Pérez, President (1946–1950) Laureano Gómez Castro, President (1950–1953) Ecuador
The COVID-19 pandemic shuts down most businesses and activities, arriving on January 13, 2020. Following the 2020 United States Presidential Election, a pro-Trump mob attacks the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021. Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021.
The President of the United States is elected to a four-year term. Each of the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives are elected to two-year terms. The 100 members in the United States Senate are elected to six-year terms, with one-third of them being renewed every two years.
Elections were held on November 6, 1934. The election took place in the middle of Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term, during the Great Depression.In a historic midterm election, the Democrats built on the majorities in both houses of Congress they had won in the previous two elections.
Incumbent president: Herbert Hoover (Republican) Next Congress: 72nd: Senate elections; Overall control: Republican hold: Seats contested: 35 of 96 seats (32 Class 2 seats + 7 special elections) [1] Net seat change: Democratic +8 [2] 1930 Senate election results
The 1930 State of the Union Address was delivered by President Herbert Hoover on December 2, 1930, in the second year of his presidency and during the early stages of the Great Depression. Hoover focused on the government's response to the economic crisis, which included promoting voluntary cooperation between businesses, labor, and government ...