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26th January 1998: US President Bill Clinton tells a White House press conference he “did not have sexual relations” with Monica Lewinsky

  • 26th January 2025
  • Tagged as: Affair, America, Bill Clinton, Impeachment, Monica Lewinsky, Politics, United States, USA, White House

Seven months elapsed before Clinton was called before a grand jury, where he admitted he and Lewinsky had had a relationship that was ‘not appropriate’.

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13th October 1792: Cornerstone of the White House laid in Washington, D.C.

  • 13th October 2024
  • Tagged as: America, Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, United States, USA, Washington DC, White House

The White House was built as part of the development of the Federal City – a national capital founded under the terms of the 1790 Residence Act.

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4th March 1865: Andrew Johnson, Vice President of the United States, delivers his inaugural address while drunk

  • 4th March 2024
  • Tagged as: Abraham Lincoln, Alcohol, America, Andrew Johnson, Inauguration, Lincoln, United States, USA, Vice President, Whisky, White House

Johnson’s drunkenness during his inaugural address was widely reported in the press and was a source of embarrassment for Lincoln, who was seated nearby.

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13th October 1792: Cornerstone laid for the White House

  • 13th October 2019
  • Tagged as: America, Politics, President, Slavery, USA, Washington, White House

On the 13th October 1792 the cornerstone of the White House, which at the time was to be known as the United States Executive Mansion, was laid.

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