Politics timeline
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'The Prince' is Published
In 1512, Pope Julius II attacked Florence, because of events going on in Pisa. After the war, Soderini was removed from office and the prominent... Read more
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Lincoln Becomes a Candidate for Illinois General Assembly
Lincoln began his political career in 1832 at age 23 with an unsuccessful campaign for the Illinois General Assembly as a member of the Whig Party.... Read more
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William Marcy "Boss" Tweed Escapes From Prison
On December 4, 1875, William Marcy "Boss" Tweed, notorious leader of New York City's Democratic political machine, escaped from prison and fled to... Read more
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Theodore Roosevelt Attends Republican National Convention
Roosevelt was a Republican activist during his years in the Assembly, writing more bills than any other New York state legislator. Already a major... Read more
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Ronald Reagan Delivers "A Time for Choosing" Speech
Reagan joined the campaign of conservative presidential contender Barry Goldwater in 1964. Speaking on Goldwater's behalf, Reagan stressed his... Read more
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Ronald Reagan Announces Candidacy for Governor of California
Reagan moved immediately to capitalize on the momentum of the Goldwater speech and began appearing before Republican gatherings in California and... Read more
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First TED Conference Held
TED was founded by Richard Saul Wurman and Harry Marks in 1984, and has been held annually since 1990. Wurman left after the 2002 conference; the... Read more
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Ronald Reagan Establishes the "Tower Commission" to Investigate Iran-Contra Scandal
In 1986, a scandal shook the administration stemming from the use of proceeds from covert arms sales to Iran to fund the Contras in Nicaragua,... Read more
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is Elected President of Liberia, Becoming the Only Female Head of State in Africa
Sirleaf once again stood for president as the candidate of the Unity Party in the 2005 general election. She placed second in the first round of... Read more
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Michaëlle Jean Prorogues the Canadian Parliament
The 2008-2009 Canadian parliamentary dispute began when the opposition parties attempted to form a coalition and support a vote of non-confidence,... Read more
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Barack Obama Nominates Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court
President Obama on Tuesday nominated federal appellate Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. President Obama on Tuesday introduces... Read more
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Four Members of the Iranian National Soccer Team "Retired" For Refusing to Remove Protest Armbands
(CNN) - Four Iranian footballers have been "retired" from the national side after protesting against the contested election result in the country... Read more
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Governor Mark Sanford (R-SC) Admits to Extramarital Affair
As I mentioned in our last visit, while I did not need love fifteen years ago — as the battle scars of life and aging and politics have worn on... Read more
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Minnesota's Supreme Court Declares Al Franken the Winner of the Minnesota Senate Race
(CNN) -- Minnesota's Supreme Court has dismissed former Sen. Norm Coleman's challenge to the state's November election results and declared... Read more
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Norm Coleman Abandons His Challenge of the Minnesota Senate Election Results
(CNN) -- Former Sen. Norm Coleman gave up his challenge to the November election results Tuesday, clearing the way for satirist Al Franken to take... Read more
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Representative Barney Frank Criticizes a Protester for Comparing Obama to Hitler
A town hall session held by Representative Barney Frank has joined the pantheon of straight-to-video moments from the rowdy face-offs on health... Read more
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Paul G. Kirk, a Longtime Kennedy Ally, Chosen as Kennedy's Interim Successor
Paul Kirk is expected to get the immediate attention of top Democrats in Washington looking for all the troops they can find for the upcoming... Read more
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Paul G. Kirk is Appointed Interim Senator to Fill Late Edward Kennedy's Seat
A Massachusetts judge on Friday rejected a Republican request to delay the swearing in of Edward M. Kennedy's temporary replacement in the... Read more
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Former Alaska Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate, Sarah Palin, Signs Deal with Fox News to Work as Contributer
Sarah Palin, who regularly rips the media, is becoming a television pundit at a place where she's likely to feel at home. A Fox News executive... Read more
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Tea Party Movement Holds a Convention in Nashville, Tennessee
With conservative firebrand Sarah Palin headlining, it’s been billed as an event to fuse and celebrate the tenets of the disparate “tea party”... Read more
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John Murtha Dies
Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a longtime fixture on the House subcommittee that oversees Pentagon spending, died after complications from... Read more
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Crash of Polish Air Force Tu-154M Kills 96 Including Polish President Lech Kaczyński.
A plane carrying the Polish president and dozens of the country’s top political and military leaders to the site of a Soviet massacre of Polish... Read more
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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Signs Controversial Anti-Immigration Bill 'Arizona SB 1070'
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a divisive measure intended to curb illegal immigration, but the fight over the legislation is... Read more
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David Cameron Becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Mr Cameron, 43, becomes the youngest premier since Lord Liverpool almost 200 years ago, and the first Conservative in No 10 since John Major... Read more
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Is Signed Into Law
At 5:08 a.m. Friday morning, just before dawn on Capitol Hill and minutes before lawmakers were expected to make a historic agreement on new... Read more