Election: 1916
Woodrow Wilson became the first Democratic president since Andrew Jackson to be elected to two consecutive terms of office when he defeated Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes in the 1916 Presidential Election. The election focused on the War that was raging in Europe and America’s place in it and
Mother’s Day
MAY 9, 1914 President Wilson Declares National Mother's Day President Woodrow Wilson, on Saturday, May 9, 1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mother's Day a national observance to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May, thereby making May 10, 1914 the first national Mother’s Day. The observance
League of Nations
“I can predict with absolute certainty that within another generation there will be another world war if the nations of the world do not concert the method by which to prevent it.”
VOA TV Covers Suffrage Outside
Voice of America Television Covers Suffrage Outside! In addition to articles, interviews and virtual tours for the recent Past/Forward Preservation Conference, Suffrage Outside! received a visit from Voice of American TV who interviewed Executive Director Elizabeth Karcher in November of 2020. The program, in Russian, aired in 15 countries, across
Columbia and Victory Gardens
Did you know that Victory Gardens started in WWI? In 1918 much of DC federal land was divided into community vegetable gardens and citizens nationwide were encouraged to plant any available plot of land to aid in the war effort. Over 20 million households planted Victory Gardens (also known as
Constitutional Amendments
During Wilson's eight years as president, Congress passed two constitutional amendments
Election: 1912
In 1910, Wilson was picked by party bosses to run for Governor of New Jersey and won an overwhelming victory as a Democrat in a normally Republican state. As Governor of New Jersey, he disavowed the party bosses that had helped him get elected and established an impressive record of