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How one telegram helped to lead America toward war

by Scott Bomboy

On this day in 1917, President Woodrow Wilson learned of a shocking piece of paper that made America’s entry into World War I…

How one telegram helped to lead America toward war
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the limits of presidential power

by Scott Bomboy

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…

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the limits of presidential power
On this day: Congress officially creates the U.S. Army

by NCC Staff

To some it seemed like a technicality, but on this day in 1789, President George Washington succeeded in getting the First…

On this day: Congress officially creates the U.S. Army
When Congress last used its powers to declare war

by NCC Staff

Today marks an important anniversary in American history: the congressional declaration of war on Japan on December 8, 1941. But…

When Congress last used its powers to declare war
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