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As the head of the government of the United States, the president is arguably the most powerful government official in the world. The president is elected to a four-year term via an electoral college system. Since the Twenty-second Amendment was adopted in 1951, the American presidency has been
Emigration from 1850 to 1960. Irish emigration between 1850 and 1960 is best divided into three periods: 1850 to 1854, when most migrants still responded to the Great Famine's immediate effects; 1855 to 1929, when (as in 1850 to 1854) the great majority of Irish migrants went to the United States; and 1930 to 1960, when Irish emigration flowed primarily to Great Britain.
1887 – James McKeen Cattell founded an experimental psychology laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania, the 3rd in the United States. 1887 – G. Stanley Hall founded the American Journal of Psychology with a $500 contribution supplied by Robert Pearsall Smith of the American Society for Psychical Research.
1836 The Battle of San Jacinto; Texas wins independence. 1836 The Republic of Texas. 1839 Austin becomes capital of Texas. 1839 Texas adopts Lone Star flag. 1846 Texas annexed to the United States. 1846 The Beginning of the U.S.-Mexican War. 1848 The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo and the end of the war. 1853 The First Railroad in Texas is ...
The United States defeated Spain in the Spanish–American War in 1898, and gained the possessions of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The territory of Hawaii was also acquired in 1898. The United States became a major victorious power in both World Wars, and became a major economic power after World War I tires out the European powers.
Between the 1910s and 1930 United States investments in Chile had a tenfold increase, the bulk of which was directed to mining activities. The increased influence of the United States in the Chilean economy was not limited to copper mining. By the end of the First World War, America had become the largest export market for Chilean goods and by ...
Nov 12, 2009 · Though the U.S. Congress outlawed the African slave trade in 1808, the domestic trade flourished, and the enslaved population in the United States nearly tripled over the next 50 years. By 1860 it ...