The secretary is a member of the United States Cabinet and reports to the president of the United States. ... February 15, 1946 March 18, 1946 33: Julius A. Krug: Wisconsin: March 18, 1946 December 1, 1949 34: Oscar L. Chapman: Colorado: December 1, 1949 January 20, 1953 35: Douglas McKay:

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.. The power of the presidency has grown substantially since the office's establishment in 1789. While presidential power has …

The national flag of the United States of America, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton (referred to specifically as the "union") bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows, where rows of six stars …

This is a list of major Democratic Party candidates for president.The Democratic Party has existed since the dissolution of the Democratic-Republican Party in the 1820s, and the Democrats have nominated a candidate for president in every presidential election since the party's first convention in 1832. The list is divided into two sections, reflecting the increasing importance of …

Cabinet status. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., a leading moderate Republican who lost his seat in the United States Senate to John F. Kennedy in the 1952 elections, was appointed ambassador to the United Nations in 1953 by Dwight D. Eisenhower in gratitude for the defeated senator's role in the new president's defeat of conservative leader Robert A. Taft for the 1952 Republican …

History Formation and consolidation. In 1942, during World War II, the United States started the Manhattan Project, a project to develop the atomic bomb, under the eye of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.After the war in 1946, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was created to control the future of the project. The Atomic Energy Act of 1946 also created the framework for the first …

The main trend regarding the history of U.S. foreign policy since the American Revolution is the shift from non-interventionism before and after World War I, to its growth as a world power and global hegemony during and since World War II and the end of the Cold War in the 20th century. Since the 19th century, U.S. foreign policy also has been characterized by a shift from the …

The 1946 United States elections were held on November 5, 1946, and elected the members of the 80th United States Congress.In the first election after the end of World War II, incumbent President Harry S. Truman (who took office on April 12, 1945, upon the death of his predecessor, Franklin D. Roosevelt) and the Democratic Party suffered large losses. . After having been in …

The 2020 United States Senate special election in Arizona was held on November 3, 2020. Following the death in office of incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John McCain on August 25, 2018, Governor Doug Ducey was required by Arizona law to appoint a Republican to fill the vacant seat until a special election could be held. On September 5, 2018, Ducey appointed former U.S. …

The United States scored 6, 10, and 5, respectively, that year for a cumulative score of 21. [28] A Pew Research survey of 11,889 U.S. journalists conducted from February 16 to March 17, 2022 found that 70% of respondents were satisfied with their job and 75% took pride in their work, though 57% also said that they were concerned about future ...