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| 1941 | Acheson, Dean Gooderham Assistant Secretary State |  |
| Washington Appointed Assistant Secretary of State |
| 1950 | Acheson, Dean Gooderham Cold War | |
| 16th Mar Makes a speech suggesting ways in which Russia can end the Cold War |
| 1950 | Acheson, Dean Gooderham Diplomacy | |
| 9th Mar Advises Truman to allocate $15 million to France for Indochina |
| 8th Nov Places a disarmament plan before the UN General Assembly, countrered by Russia |
| 1950 | Acheson, Dean Gooderham Military Aid | |
| 9th Mar Advises Truman to allocate $15 million to France for Indochina |
| 1945 | Acheson, Dean Gooderham Report Acheson Lilienthal | |
| Urges international control of atomic power |
| 1949 | Acheson, Dean Gooderham Secretary of State | |
| Appointed Secretary of State |
| 1948 | Acheson, Dean Gooderham Treaty of NATO | |
| 4th April Washington Signs the treaty establishing the NATO Alliance |
| 1945 | Acheson, Dean Gooderham Under Secretary | |
| Appointed Under Secretary of State |
| 1824 | Adams, John Quincy Election | |
| Nov Non of the presidential candidates has an overall majority |
| Nov The electoral college ends with Jackson 99, Adams 81, Crawford 41 & Clay 37 votes |
| 9th Feb Elected President in the House of Representitives |
| 1825 | Adams, John Quincy New York Stock Exchange | |
| New York Opening of the New York Stock Exchange |
| 1838 | Adams, John Quincy Petition Slavery | |
| 15th Feb Washington Introduces 350 petitions against slavery into the House of Representitives |
| 1825 | Adams, John Quincy President | |
| 9th Feb Appointed President of the USA, 6th President |
| 1825 | Adams, John Quincy Reform | |
| Boston USAagitation for a 10 hr day begins by a strike of Boston carpenters |
| 1825 | Adams, John Quincy Rule of Georgia | |
| 12th Feb Indian Springs Indian leaders sign a treaty ceding all Creek lands in Georgia to the USA |
| 1817 | Adams, John Quincy Secretary of State | |
| Appointed Secretary of State, to serve under Monroe |
| 1838 | Adams, John Quincy Slavery | |
| 15th Feb Washington Introduces 350 petitions against slavery into the House of Representitives |
| 1825 | Adams, John Quincy Strike | |
| Boston USAagitation foe a 10 hr day begins by a strike of Boston carpenters |
| 1825 | Adams, John Quincy Treaty of Indian Springs | |
| 12th Feb Indian Springs Indian leaders sign a treaty ceding all Creek lands in Georgia to the USA |
| 1977 | Blumenthal, Michael Secretary Treasury | |
| Appointed Secretary of the Treasury |
| 1857 | Breckinbridge, John Vice President | |
| Appointed Vice President of the USA |
| 1967 | Brooke, Edward 1st African American Senator | |
| 10th Jan Massachusetts Elected Senator for Massachusetts, 1st African-American senator |
| 1967 | Brooke, Edward Election | |
| 10th Jan Massachusetts Elected Senator for Massachusetts, 1st African-American senator |
| 1913 | Bryan, William Jennings Secretary of State | |
| Appointed Secretary of State |
| 1854 | Buchanan, James Manifesto Ostend | |
| Helps draft the Ostend Manifesto |
| 1853 | Buchanan, James Minister of Britain | |
| Appointed Minister of Great Britain |
| 1832 | Buchanan, James Minister of Russia | |
| Appointed Minister of Russia |
| 1857 | Buchanan, James President | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 15th President |
| 1845 | Buchanan, James Secretary of State | |
| Appointed Secretary of State |
| 1782 | Buren, Martin van Birth | |
| Kinderhook Birth of Martin van Buren, Kinderhook, New York |
| 1836 | Buren, Martin van Buren | |
| 7th Dec Washington Known as the "little magician" for his political manipulation |
| 1838 | Buren, Martin van Diplomacy | |
| 21st Oct Washington Issues a second neutrality proclamation directed toward Canada |
| 1837 | Buren, Martin van Economy | |
| 25th Aug Washington Passes the Independent Treasury Act to help deal with a financial crisis |
| 1832 | Buren, Martin van Election | |
| 5th Dec Wins election to become Vice President of the USA |
| 1828 | Buren, Martin van Governor | |
| New York Appointed Governor of New York |
| 1837 | Buren, Martin van Inauguration of Buren | |
| 4th Mar Washington Inaugurated President of the USA, 8th |
| 1837 | Buren, Martin van Legislation | |
| 25th Aug Washington Passes the Independent Treasury Act to help deal with a financial crisis |
| 1831 | Buren, Martin van Minister of Britain | |
| Appointed Minister of Britain |
| 1832 | Buren, Martin van President | |
| 22nd May Wins the Democrat Vice Presidential Nomination |
| 1838 | Buren, Martin van Proclamation Neutrality | |
| 21st Oct Washington Issues a second neutrality proclamation directed toward Canada |
| 1837 | Buren, Martin van Reform | |
| 25th Aug Washington Passes the Independent Treasury Act to help deal with a financial crisis |
| 1837 | Buren, Martin van Rule of Michigan | |
| 26th Jan Michigan Michigan becomes the 26th USAState |
| 1837 | Buren, Martin van Rule of Texas | |
| 25th Aug Washington The Government notifies Texas that it will not be admitted to the union |
| 1829 | Buren, Martin van Secretary of State | |
| Appointed Secretary of State |
| 1827 | Buren, Martin van Senate Buren | |
| Washington Appointed Member of the USASenate |
| 1837 | Buren, Martin van Unification | |
| 26th Jan Michigan Michigan becomes the 26th USAState |
| 25th Aug Texas The Government notifies Texas that it will not be admitted to the union |
| 1833 | Buren, Martin van Vice President | |
| Appointed Vice President of the USA |
| 1845 | Calhoun, John Caldwell Election | |
| Elected Senator |
| 1824 | Calhoun, John Caldwell Vice President | |
| Nov Appointed Vice President of the USA |
| Appointed Vice President of the USA |
| 1932 | Caraway, Hattie 1st Female Senator | |
| 12th Jan 1st woman elected to the USASenate |
| 1932 | Caraway, Hattie 1st Female Senator | |
| 12th Jan 1st woman elected to the USASenate |
| 1932 | Caraway, Hattie Election | |
| 12th Jan 1st woman elected to the USASenate |
| 1924 | Carter, Jimmy Birth | |
| 1st Oct Plains Birth of Jimmy Carter, Plains, Georgia |
| 1980 | Carter, Jimmy Boycott Olympic Games | |
| A US-led boycott reduces the number of participating nations to 80, the lowest number since 1956 |
| Cancels America's participation in the Moscow Olympic Games |
| Carter asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to move the summer games to a different location, the IOC rejects the request |
| Carter ordered the USASecretary of Commerce to ban all exports to Russia of any goods or technology used for the games |
| Carter warns international politicians that in retaliation to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the USAwill withdraw from the Moscow Olympic games |
| To reinforce the boycott, Carter promises to revoke the passports of any USAathletes that still plan to attend the games |
| 1978 | Carter, Jimmy Diplomacy | |
| 15th Dec Recognizes the People's Republic of China & severs relations with Taiwan |
| Islamabad Protesters sack the USAembassy in Islamabad, resulting in the death 4 people, sparked by a false report the USAwas involved in a fire at the Grand Mosque in Mecca |
| Washington The Shah receives cancer treatment in the USAat the invitation of President Carter |
| 4th Nov Tehran Iranians want the Shah returned to Iran on charges of torture, murder & robbery |
| 27th Dec After Russia invades Afghanistan the USAaffirms the 1959 Pakistan defense agreement |
| 27th Dec Washington The USAaffirms the 1959 defense agreement with Pakistan |
| A US-led boycott reduces the number of participating nations to 80, the lowest number since 1956 |
| 1978 | Carter, Jimmy Economy | |
| Calls for voluntary wage restraint & reduction of private borrowing |
| 1976 | Carter, Jimmy Election | |
| 2nd Nov Jimmy Carter wins 51% of the popular vote & 297 electoral college votes |
| Defeats Gerald Ford by 297 electoral votes to Ford's 240 |
| Defeated by Ronald Reagan by 489 to 149 electoral votes |
| Winner of the Democrat Party nomination but defeated by Reagan in the elections |
| 1979 | Carter, Jimmy Health | |
| The Shah receives cancer treatment in the USAat the invitation of President Carter |
| 1981 | Carter, Jimmy Hostages | |
| 21st Jan Washington The day after Jimmy Carter leaves Office the USAhostages in Iran are released |
| 1977 | Carter, Jimmy Inauguration of Carter | |
| 20th Jan Inaugurated President of the USA |
| 1979 | Carter, Jimmy Military Aid Pakistan | |
| 27th Dec After Russia invades Afghanistan the USAaffirms the 1959 Pakistan defense agreement |
| 27th Dec The USAaffirms the 1959 defense agreement with Pakistan |
| 1979 | Carter, Jimmy Pakistan Defense Agreement | |
| 27th Dec Washington After Russia invades Afghanistan the USAaffirms the 1959 Pakistan defense agreement |
| 1977 | Carter, Jimmy Pardon Draft Dodgers | |
| 21st Jan Issues a pardon to all Americans who had evaded conscription in the Vietnam war |
| 1978 | Carter, Jimmy Peoples Republic of China | |
| 15th Dec Recognizes the People's Republic of China & severs relations with Taiwan |
| 1976 | Carter, Jimmy President | |
| Winner of the Presidental nomination at the Democratic National Congress |
| Appointed President of the USA, 39th President |
| 1979 | Carter, Jimmy Revolution Afghanistan | |
| 3rd July President Jimmy Carter signs a directive authorizing the CIA to conduct covert propaganda operations against the revolutionary regime |
| 1978 | Carter, Jimmy Rule of Panama Canal | |
| Panama Canal Signs a treaty with Panama to hand over the Canal by 2,000, ratified by the Senate |
| 1979 | Carter, Jimmy Siege of Islamabad | |
| 21st Nov Islamabad Ayatollah Khomeini says the USAbacked the occupation of the Great Mosque in Mecca |
| 1979 | Carter, Jimmy Siege of US Embassy | |
| Islamabad Protesters sack the USAembassy in Islamabad, resulting in the death 4 people, sparked by a false report the USAwas involved in a fire at the Grand Mosque in Mecca |
| 4th Nov Tehran 500 Iranians sieze the USAEmbassy in Tehran take 90 hostages & burn the American flag |
| 4th Nov Tehran To get the USAto return the Shah to Iran on charges of torture, murder & robbery |
| 21st Nov Islamabad A mob in the Pakistani capital burns the USAEmbassy to the ground, killing a marine |
| Tehran A helicopter mission to rescue the hostages leads to political disaster |
| Tehran The failed operation leads to the death of 8 soldiers |
| 4th Nov Tehran A helicopter mission to rescue the hostages leads to political disaster |
| 4th Nov Tehran Extremists seize the USAEmbassy, take 66 hostages & demand the extradition of the Shah |
| 4th Nov Tehran Foreign Minister, Sadeq Qotbzadeh, condemned the rescue effort as "an act of war" |
| 6th Nov Tehran Informed at an NSC meeting that KGB agents had been identified in the USAEmbassy |
| 21st Jan Tehran The day after Jimmy Carter leaves Office the USAhostages in Iran are released |
| 1979 | Carter, Jimmy Symington Amendment | |
| Symington Carter cuts off economic assistance to Pakistan, except for food assistance, as required under the Symington Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 |
| Symington Ceases economic assistance to nonnuclear weapon countries that import uranium-enrichment technology |
| 1978 | Carter, Jimmy Treaty of Panama Canal | |
| Panama Canal Signs a treaty with Panama to hand over the Canal by 2,000, ratified by the Senate |
| 1979 | Carter, Jimmy Treaty of SALT II | |
| Washington Senate fails to ratify SALT II |
| 1979 | Carter, Jimmy Treaty of Symington | |
| Symington Bans aid to countries involved inNuclear development outside international controls |
| 1977 | Carter, Jimmy Vietnam Draft Evaders | |
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