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...d Providence in 1636. It was granted a royal charter in 1663 and after the American Revolution began the industrialization that is still a major part of the st Until the American Revolution, Newport was the commercial center of the colony, thriving espec

:''This article is about the American politician; for the American rock climber, see [[Warren Harding (climber)]].'' | nationality = American

...fth [[President of the United States]], and the last veteran of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] to be elected. ...this one focused on foreign policy. As president, he fought the [[Spanish-American War]]. McKinley for months resisted the public demand for war, which was ba

...He became the founder of an important family of politicians, diplomats and historians, and in recent years [[Historical rankings of United States Presidents|his ...ood example. Otis’s argument inspired Adams with zeal for the cause of the American colonies.<ref> Ferling (1992) ch 2</ref>

| nationality= American ...ntinental Army]] to victory over the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] in the [[American Revolutionary War]] (1775&ndash;1783).

...ll]], the [[Space Race]], the [[American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968)|American Civil Rights Movement]] and early events of the [[Vietnam War]]. ...ef>[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/35_kennedy/kennedy_legacy.html American Experience: John F. Kennedy], [[PBS]]. Retrieved on [[February 25]] [[2007]

...e entrance exam, he was beyond the age of eligibility for admission to the Naval Academy.<ref name="Education">[http://www.dwightdeisenhower.com/biodde.html ...s friends resigned for high paying business jobs. He was assigned to the [[American Battle Monuments Commission]], directed by General [[John J. Pershing]], th

|nationality=American ...he escalated the American involvement in the [[Vietnam War]], from 16,000 American soldiers in 1963 to 550,000 in early 1968.

| nationality=American ...e of which produced economic recovery during his term. The consensus among historians is that Hoover's defeat in the [[United States presidential election, 1932|

...anor Roosevelt]], remain touchstones for [[modern American liberalism]]. [[American conservatism|Conservatives]] vehemently fought back, but Roosevelt usually ...States as it became the [[Arsenal of Democracy]], putting sixteen million American men into uniform.

|nationality=[[United States|American]] ...gh School and was a star athlete and [[captain (sports)|captain]] of his [[American football|football]] team. In 1930, he was selected to the All-City team of

...ogressiveness, and liberalism, has been a highly controversial position in American [[Foreign policy in the United States|foreign policy]], serving as a model ...in political philosophy and history. He was active in the undergraduate [[American Whig-Cliosophic Society|discussion club]], and organized a separate Liberal

...rge Nixon III had been killed at the [[Battle of Gettysburg]] during the [[American Civil War]] while serving in the 73rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Richard Nixo ...tier Friends Church, where he remained a member all his life. A lifelong [[American football]] fan, Nixon practiced with the team assiduously, but spent most o

| alma_mater = [[United States Naval Academy]] <br/> [[Georgia Southwestern College]] <br/> [[Georgia Institute ...esidency was marked by several major crises, including the takeover of the American embassy and [[Iran hostage crisis|holding of hostages]] by students in Iran

| nationality = American ...defeat of the [[secession]]ist [[Confederate States of America]] in the [[American Civil War]]. He introduced measures that resulted in the abolition of slave

...= Oshinsky|first= David M.|editor= Alan Brinkley and Davis Dyer|title= The American Presidency |chapter= Harry Truman|year= 2004|publisher= Houghton Mifflin|lo ...i National Guard]] in 1905, and served in it until 1911. With the onset of American participation in World War I, he rejoined the Guard. At his physical in 190

...cratic-Republican Party]], which dominated [[Politics of the United States|American politics]] for a quarter-century. Jefferson served as the wartime [[Governo ...delegates to a national congress. The pamphlet was a powerful argument of American terms for a settlement with Britain. It helped speed the way to independenc

|nationality=American |battles= [[Mexican-American War]]