September 11
Al Qaeda Terrorists hit NYC & DC. In 2001, suicide hijackers crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center in New York, causing the 110-story […]
Foreign and Military Policy
Nixon to China
He Re-Opened Relations. In 1972, President Nixon arrived in China and met with Chairman Moa Zedong. The Chinese Communist Party had controlled mainland China since […]
Oslo Accords
Bill Clinton as Mediator. In 1993, President Bill Clinton arranged for a peace agreement at the White House. As the United State’s chief diplomat, Clinton […]
MacArthur Dismissed
Truman fires MacArthur. On this day, April 11, in 1951, President Harry Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur of his duties as the U.S. commander of […]
Ambassador to U.N.
Chief Diplomatic Post below Secretary of State. The United States has an ambassador to every nation the U.S. recognizes, all who work within the State […]