Head of state history, presidential milestones, elections, and executive leaders.
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
Which highway network did President Dwight Eisenhower launch by signing the 1956 act?
Eisenhower backed the system after seeing German autobahns in wartime and wanting faster cross-country travel.
Which president called civil rights a moral issue in a televised 1963 address?
Kennedy gave the address in June 1963 during the Birmingham civil rights crisis.
Which presidential candidate used the 1952 campaign slogan "I Like Ike"?
The slogan grew from a grassroots movement and appeared on buttons, billboards, and a catchy campaign song.
Which two nations signed the Camp David Accords brokered by Jimmy Carter in 1978?
Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat and Israeli leader Menachem Begin negotiated for 13 days at Camp David.
Which president ended the U.S. dollar's convertibility into gold in 1971?
Nixon closed the gold window to fight inflation and trade gaps, moving the dollar to floating exchange rates.
Which US president signed the 1958 law that created NASA?
Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act after the Soviet Sputnik launch shocked Americans.
Which Democrat lost 49 states to Richard Nixon in the 1972 presidential election?
Richard Nixon won 49 states; George McGovern won Massachusetts and Washington, DC.
Which US president pledged in 1962 at Rice University to land Americans on the moon?
Kennedy set a goal of landing Americans on the moon before 1970, and Apollo 11 succeeded in 1969.
Which space agency did Dwight Eisenhower create in 1958 in response to Sputnik?
NASA absorbed the earlier NACA aviation agency when Dwight Eisenhower signed it into law in July 1958.
Which voting practice did Lyndon Johnson's 1965 Voting Rights Act ban?
The act also sent federal examiners to Southern counties to register Black voters directly.