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May 22, 2024 · Brown Jackson to be first Black woman on the Supreme Court. She was confirmed. that April in. a 53-47 Senate confirmation vote and was. sworn-in weeks later. in June. The Senate on Wednesday was ...
1 day ago · Jimmy Carter 's tenure as the 39th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1977, and ended on January 20, 1981. Carter, a Democrat from Georgia, took office following his narrow victory over Republican incumbent president Gerald Ford in the 1976 presidential election. His presidency ended following his ...
May 19, 2024 · Sandra Day O’Connor (born March 26, 1930, El Paso, Texas, U.S.—died December 1, 2023, Phoenix, Arizona) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. She was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. A moderate conservative, she was known for her dispassionate and meticulously researched opinions.
2 days ago · He became the first western Pennsylvania African-American to serve as state representative outside of the City of Pittsburgh. In 2022, Austin successfully ran and won the nomination for Lt. Governor alongside then-Attorney General Josh Shapiro, subsequently being elected as Pennsylvania’s 35th and first African-American Lt. Governor.
May 10, 2024 · Title / Office: United States Senate (1993-2013), United States. Kay Bailey Hutchison (born July 22, 1943, Galveston, Texas, U.S.) is an American businesswoman and politician who was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Texas, serving from 1993 to 2013. Bailey was born in Galveston, Texas, to Allan Bailey and Ella Kathryn Sharp Bailey.
3 days ago · The presidency of George Washington began on April 30, 1789, when Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1797. Washington took office after the 1788–1789 presidential election, the nation's first quadrennial presidential election, in which he was elected unanimously by the Electoral College.
1 day ago · Bill Clinton 's tenure as the 42nd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1993, and ended on January 20, 2001. Clinton, a Democrat from Arkansas, took office following his victory over Republican incumbent president George H. W. Bush and independent businessman Ross Perot in the 1992 presidential election.
