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18 Jun 2017, 2:30 am
Another factor was the influence of the War Hawks, a group of young Democratic-Republican congressmen led by 33-year-old Henry Clay, who pushed for war with Britain. [read post]
15 Jun 2017, 3:00 am
Andrew Jackson was the hero of the War of 1812, while Henry Clay of Kentucky was the powerful speaker of the House of Representatives. [read post]
9 Jun 2017, 1:01 am
On this day in history, Henry Clay, in a speech delivered in Lexington, Kentucky, was looking back over his political career, and in particular, his fateful decision to accept the position of Secretary of State under President John Quincy Adams. [read post]
5 Jun 2017, 1:01 am
(Wythe also taught and was a mentor to Thomas Jefferson, Henry Clay and other men who became American leaders.) [read post]
30 May 2017, 2:55 am
Perhaps the oddest duel was between Secretary of State Henry Clay and Senator John Randolph in 1826. [read post]
8 May 2017, 8:08 am
“If there be any who want civil war, who want to see the blood of any portion of our countrymen spilt, I am not one of them,” [Henry] Clay said. [read post]
2 May 2017, 9:06 am
Henry Clay and others brokered a compromise in Congress that averted a physical showdown between federal troops and the state of South Carolina. [read post]
5 Apr 2017, 2:51 am
Some scholars point to a Senate incident involving Henry Clay and Thomas Hart Benton in 1841 as the first modern filibuster moment. [read post]
4 Apr 2017, 4:45 pm
Bernstein, Henry. [read post]
4 Apr 2017, 2:37 pm
Two: The golf course at the fabled Oakmont Country Club was designed just over 100 years ago by Henry Clay Fownes, who made the fortune that supported his interest in golf by selling the family business, the Carrie Furnace Company, to the Carnegie Steel Company. [read post]
29 Mar 2017, 3:25 am
The Constitution was very unclear about the concept of presidential succession- a fact that party leaders like Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and Tyler soon realized. [read post]
17 Feb 2017, 1:34 pm
Children may excrete HAV longer than adults.[29] Seventy percent of HAV infections in children younger than six years of age are asymptomatic; in older children and adults, infection tends to be symptomatic with more than 70% of those infected developing jaundice.[30] Symptoms typically begin about 28 days after contracting HAV, but can begin as early as 15 days or as late as 50 days after exposure.[31] The symptoms include muscle aches, headache, anorexia (loss of appetite), abdominal discomfort,… [read post]
14 Feb 2017, 2:00 am
Party leader Henry Clay tried his best to get Tyler to quit office; ultimately, the Whigs simply kicked the president out of the party. [read post]
9 Feb 2017, 3:00 am
President Andrew Jackson recalled Harrison, who had sided with Jackson’s enemy, Henry Clay. [read post]
29 Jan 2017, 12:01 am
On this day in history, Henry Clay wrote a letter to Francis P. [read post]
25 Nov 2016, 2:02 pm
In the subsequent politicking, Henry Clay threw his support to John Quincy Adams, which enabled framing elites and their biological descendants to retain control of the executive branch of the national government.This elite success was short-lived. [read post]
21 Nov 2016, 12:55 pm
During the first half of the 19th century, pro-business politicians like Henry Clay were ardent supporters of an “American system” that would use tariffs to promote American industry. [read post]
3 Nov 2016, 1:01 am
It happened that Quincy and Henry Clay were friends, and shared political ideals. [read post]
7 Oct 2016, 4:53 pm
"But Brandy says she wasn't convinced, and neither was the child's father, Jerry Hawk, of Henry Clay Township. [read post]
30 Jul 2016, 1:01 am
” Like Henry Clay, his political idol, Lincoln was in favor of colonization, i.e., sending blacks to live in “their native land” of Africa. [read post]
