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In 2013, the rivalry took on new dimensions when Philadelphia won at RFK Stadium for the first time. The Union used a quote from D.C. goalkeeper Bill Hamid guaranteeing victory as motivation, with Jack McInerney scoring twice in a 3–2 win. The rivalry continued to build as the teams clashed in both league play and the U.S. Open Cup, with each ...
Before the American Civil War, the United States was known as the "United States' federal union", a union of states controlled by the federal government in Washington, D.C. [8] [9] This was opposite to the CSA's first government, a confederation of independent states, functioning similarly to the European Union.
The 1950 State of the Union Address was given by Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, on Wednesday, January 4, 1950. He spoke to the 81st United States Congress, to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. It was a joint session, and the 160th address given.
The 1929 State of the Union Address was given by Herbert Hoover, the 31st United States President on Tuesday, December 3, 1929, to both houses of the 71st United States Congress. This is the first State of the Union Address that Herbert Hoover would give to the Congress, and the 1929 Stock Market Crash had just begun.
The 1915 State of the Union Address was given by Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States on Tuesday, December 7, 1915. It was given to a joint session of the 64th United States Congress , to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives .
Toward a more perfect union is a phrase used in American political discourse. It is a slight rephrasing of the second clause of the Preamble to the United States Constitution, "in order to form a more perfect union." The phrase is used rhetorically to convey an idea that the United States remains an unfinished work-in-progress and that ...
The 1903 State of the Union Address was submitted on Monday, December 7, 1903, by the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, to both houses of the 58th United States Congress. [ 2 ] Concerning immigration to the United States , Roosevelt commented, "We can not have too much immigration of the right kind, and we should have ...
The Supreme Court held in 1901 that since the Preamble declares the Constitution to have been created by the "People of the United States", "there may be places within the jurisdiction of the United States that are no part of the Union." [67] The following examples help demonstrate the meaning of this distinction: [68] Geofroy v.