Think tariffs are a good idea? Get a load of what happened on this day in 1890 - 128 years ago: Benjamin Harrison, hoping to protect U.S. manufacturers from foreign competition, signed the "McKinley Tariff," boosting protective tariffs of U.S. goods by nearly 50%. (more)
/2 The tariffs wound up badly hurting American consumers, who saw the price of many products soar. Republicans lost their majority in the House of Representatives, and in the 1892 presidential election, Harrison, also a Republican, was swept out of the White House
The President who apologized for a racial insult: On this day in 1957, Dwight Eisenhower offered an apology to the finance minister of Ghana, who had been refused service at a restaurant in Delaware (more)
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African diplomats were often the target of racial segregation in the United States; Eisenhower -embarrassed and appalled - knew it tarnished America’s image abroad—which didn't help his broader goal of winning the “hearts and minds” of people during the Cold War
African diplomats were often the target of racial segregation in the United States; Eisenhower -embarrassed and appalled - knew it tarnished America’s image abroad—which didn't help his broader goal of winning the “hearts and minds” of people during the Cold War
As a delighted John F. Kennedy claps, Caroline, 4, and John Jr., 2 dance in the Oval Office - on this day in 1962. This charming photo is a reminder of the unique juxtoposition of the White House as not just a place where our presidents work - but live 
On This Day, 1973: Richard Nixon’s Vice President —Spiro Agnew—resigned. Agnew, snared in a tax-evasion scandal, quit—becoming just the second vice-president in American history to step down (John Calhoun in 1832 was the other) /1
Agnew was also fined $10,000 and sentenced to three years probation. His resignation triggered the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, requiring President Nixon to select a new VP; he would select House Minority Leader Gerald Ford
