December 4, 1902December 4, 1902 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., one of the most notable and quoted Justices of the Supreme Court in the twentieth century, almost wasn’t. And then Theodore Roosevelt came along. play “absolutely sane and sound”When William McKinley was President, rumors were circulating about sitting Associate Justice Horace Gray. Word was that he […]
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Happy Thanksgiving!Happy Thanks-giving! ” Once again the season of the year has come when, in accordance with the custom of our forefathers for generations past, the president appoints a day as the special occasion for all our people to give praise and thanksgiving to God.TR, Proclamation 776—Thanksgiving Day, 1907 (made October 26, 1907). play “the custom […]
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November 6: TR elected VPNovember 6:TR chosen VP ” I would a great deal rather be anything, say professor of history, than Vice-President.TR, letter to Thomas Platt, February 7, 1900.In 1900, Theodore Roosevelt was Governor of New York. He was taking on corruption, even in his own party.He had to go. play “stepping stone to […]
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October 23: The End of the PA Coal Strike of 1902 ” My Dear Mr. Dunne: I have not had the heart to write to you until this coal strike was out of the way. Now I feel like throwing up my hands and going to the circus; but as that is not possible I […]
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