U.S. President History

[Nelson Muntz]

April 25

1998 - U.S. first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton on was questioned by Whitewater prosecutors on videotape about her work as a private lawyer for the failed savings and loan at the center of the investigation.

2002 - U.S. President George W. Bush and Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah met in Crawford, TX.

[Nelson Muntz]

April 26

U.S. President History


1865 - John Wilkes Booth was captured and killed in the Garrett Barn, Port Royal, VA. Booth had shot and killed U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14.

[Nelson Muntz]

April 27

1861 - U.S. President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus.

1982 - The trial of John W. Hinckley Jr. began in Washington. Hinckley was later acquitted by reason of insanity for the shooting of U.S. President Reagan and three others.

[Nelson Muntz]

April 28

1818 - U.S. President James Monroe proclaimed naval disarmament on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.

1980 - U.S. President Jimmy Carter accepted the resignation of Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. Vance had opposed the failed rescue mission aimed at freeing American hostages in Iran.

1996 - U.S. President Clinton gave a 4 1/2 hour videotaped testimony as a defense witness in the criminal trial of his former Whitewater business partners.