To overcome a perceived gap in science and technology with the Soviet Union
When the Soviet Union launched the world's first satellite in 1957, the startled United States went into high gear to catch up in the Cold War space competition. Alarmed that the United States was falling behind in science and technology, Eisenhower persuaded Congress to appropriate additional money for college scholarships and university research.
1894/Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers, and Labor Day 2018 occurs on Monday, September 3 (it's traditionally observed on the first Monday in September). It was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 1894.
Explanation: Liberal economist Friedrich Hayek, identified in early 1929 that the economic boom would end. And it was right. The result of this state intervention in the economy was the crash of the New York Stock Exchange in October 1929, which, until today, is mentioned by the enemies of liberty as the fault of "capitalism."
In one famous incident in 1782, Col. Lewis Nicola wrote a letter urging Washington to overthrow Congress and become America's king. ... When King George III heard Washington would resign his commission to a powerless Congress, he told the painter Benjamin West: "If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world."
Adams then proposed calling Washington, “His Highness, the President of the United States, and Protector of the Rights of the Same.”
He served two terms, guiding the new government through the organization of the executive branch, founding the nation's capital, Washington, D.C., opening the west for settlement, and establishing precedents that have influenced the conduct of succeeding presidents ever since.
The four positions of Secretary of War, Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, and Attorney General became collectively known as the cabinet, and Washington held regular cabinet meetings throughout his second term
By the end of his life, Washington had come to regard Madison and Monroe ... That's why they took their disputes so seriously. ... Why they might be seen as treasonous requires an understanding of the Founders' view of “factions” and of political ... Washington still had in Jefferson, and in the other Democratic-Republicans, ...
n his farewell Presidential address, George Washington advised American citizens to view themselves as a cohesive unit and avoid political parties and issued a special warning to be wary of attachments and entanglements with other nations.
