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How one telegram helped to lead America toward war
On this day in 1917, President Woodrow Wilson learned of a shocking piece of paper that made America’s entry into World War I…
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the limits of presidential power
It was on this day in 1964 that a joint session of Congress approved the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, an act that led to the Vietnam…
On this day: Congress officially creates the U.S. Army
To some it seemed like a technicality, but on this day in 1789, President George Washington succeeded in getting the First…
When Congress last used its powers to declare war
Today marks an important anniversary in American history: the congressional declaration of war on Japan on December 8, 1941. But…
