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December 2021 Current Events: US News
Top of Page World News | Science & Technology News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the US…city planning
(Encyclopedia) city planning, process of planning for the improvement of urban centers in order to provide healthy and safe living conditions, efficient transport and communication, adequate public…Constitutional Convention
(Encyclopedia) Constitutional Convention, in U.S. history, the 1787 meeting in which the Constitution of the United States was drawn up. The convention at Philadelphia drew up one of the most…State of the Union Address: Woodrow Wilson (December 7, 1915)
Woodrow Wilson (December 7, 1915) GENTLEMEN OF THE CONGRESS: Since I last had the privilege of addressing you on the state of the Union the war of nations on the other side of the sea, which had…State of the Union Address: Theodore Roosevelt (December 8, 1908)
Theodore Roosevelt (December 8, 1908) To the Senate and House of Representatives: FINANCES. The financial standing of the Nation at the present time is excellent, and the financial management of…French and Indian Wars
(Encyclopedia) French and Indian Wars, 1689–1763, the name given by American historians to the North American colonial wars between Great Britain and France in the late 17th and the 18th cent. They…The Judiciary Act of 1789
In the Judiciary Act of 1789, the First Congress provided the detailed organization of a federal judiciary that the Constitution had sketched only in general terms. Acting on its…State of the Union Address: Theodore Roosevelt (December 3, 1901)
Theodore Roosevelt (December 3, 1901) To the Senate and House of Representatives: The Congress assembles this year under the shadow of a great calamity. On the sixth of September, President McKinley…State of the Union Address: Millard Fillmore (December 2, 1851)
Millard Fillmore (December 2, 1851) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: I congratulate you and our common constituency upon the favorable auspices under which you meet…State of the Union Address: Theodore Roosevelt (December 3, 1907)
Theodore Roosevelt (December 3, 1907) To the Senate and House of Representatives: No nation has greater resources than ours, and I think it can be truthfully said that the citizens of no nation…