American history

American history

Contributors in American history

American history

President Johnson launched Operation Rolling Thunder, a massive air bombardment of North Vietnam, in April of 1965. The targets were directly chosen by the president. These were regular full scale ...

Yuppies

History; American history

Young, urban professionals who wore ostentatious gear such Rolex watches or BMW cars. They came to symbolize the increased pursuit of wealth and materialism of Americans in the 1980s.

Eugene McCarthy

History; American history

A little known Democratic Senator from Minnesota, he represented the Democratic party in the 1968 presidential election. He was a devout Catholic and a soft-spoken, sometimes poet. He used a group of ...

J. Strom Thurmond

History; American history

He was nominated for president on a States' Rights Party (Dixiecrats) in the 1948 election. Split southern Democrats from the party due to Truman's stand in favor of Civil Rights for African ...

National Security Act

History; American history

Passed by Congress in 1947 and it created the Department of Defense. It also established a National Security Council (NSC) to advise the president on security matters and a Central Intelligence ...

Walter Mondale

History; American history

He was the vice president of Carter and when he won the democratic nomination he was defeated by a landslide by Reagan. He was the first presidential candidate to have a woman vice president, ...

Impoundment

History; American history

the refusal of a President of the United States to spend money that has been appropriated by the U.S. Congress. The power was available to all presidents up to and including Richard Nixon