The R.M.S. Titanic was touted as an “unsinkable” feat of shipbuilding. The immense British ocean liner departed Southampton, England for New York City on April 10, 1912. On the fourth day of its maiden voyage, the vessel fatally struck an iceberg. At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, the luxury steamship sank into the North Atlantic. More than 1,500 people died and 703 were rescued.

Most of these patent records were destroyed by a fire on December 15th of that same year and inventors had to provide proof of their patents, or create new patent documents under oath with their original drawings and specifications. These restored submissions were given numbers that ended with “X”. On July 13, 1836 U.S. patent no. 1 was issued to John Ruggles for a traction wheel for steam locomotives. Click on the link below to read about how the USPTO is still searching for missing X-patents. The Search for Lost X-Patents, Source: USPTO, Director’s Blog, Wednesday July 13, 2022 The granting of patents was made a function of the Federal Government by Aritcle I, Section 8 of the Constitution S.

With much confusion, the first Veterans Day under the new law was observed on October 25, 1971. On September 20, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed Public Law 94-79 (89 Stat. 479), a law which returned the annual observance of Veterans Day to its original date of November 11th, beginning in 1978. Since then, the Veterans Day holiday has been observed on November 11th.

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Clinton, September 14, 1993 (Book II) Attending the funeral of King Hussein I of Jordan with former Presidents Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, and George Bush in Amman Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, February 8, 1999 (Book I) Attending the funeral service for Former President Gerald R. Ford at the Washington National Cathedral Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W.

On July 23, 1999, she became the first woman commander of a space shuttle mission, the STS-93 Columbia. This mission carried the newest telescope since the Hubble, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, which captured images in deep space. The mission was a success in capturing new images and data. (National Archives) The Shuttle pilot is second in command, and their primary responsibility is to control and operate the Shuttle.

The list below of previous State of the Union and other Presidential addresses before a joint session of Congress includes links to addresses back to 1993 as published in the Compilation of Presidential Documents. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. March 7, 2024 – Congressional Record Volume 170, Issue 41 February 7, 2023 – DCPD-202300096 March 1, 2022 – DCPD-202200127 April 28, 2021 – DCPD-202100347 President Donald J. Trump February 4, 2020 – DCPD-202000058 February 5, 2019 – DCPD-201900063 January 30, 2018 – DCPD-201800064 February 28, 2017 – DCPD-201700150 President Barack H.

Grant, see the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies' Inaugurations site. Inaugural Addresses Donald J. Trump (2025-2029) Inaugural Address - Monday, January 20, 2025 Joseph R. Biden Jr. (2021-2025) Inaugural Address - Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Donald J. Trump (2017-2021) Inaugural Address - Friday, January 20, 2017 Barack Obama (2009-2017) First Inaugural Address - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Second Inaugural Address - Monday, January 21, 2013 George W.

We recommit ourselves to do more to support LGBTQI+ rights at home and around the world.” A Proclamation on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month, 2024, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. (March 31, 2024) June was chosen as Pride Month to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Uprising. "While the events of Stonewall are often referred to as "riots," Stonewall veterans have explicitly stated that they prefer the term Stonewall uprising or rebellion".

With much confusion, the first Veterans Day under the new law was observed on October 25, 1971. On September 20, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed a law which returned the annual observance of Veterans Day to its original date of November 11th, beginning in 1978. Since then, the Veterans Day holiday has been observed on November 11th. Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' website The Veterans History Project On October 27, 2000, the United States Congress signed into law the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act creating the Veteran’s History Project of the Library of Congress, American Folklife Center.