The F6F Hellcat was a World War II fighter aircraft that was designed by Grumman to replace the F4F Wildcat in United States Navy service. Despite the fact that the F6F bore a family resemblance to the Wildcat, it was a new design powered by a 2,000 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800. The Hellcat and [...]
F4F Wildcat
The F4F Wildcat was a World War II carrier-based fighter aircraft. It was flown by the United States Navy and the British Royal Navy in the Pacific Theater. Until 1942, the Wildcat had been the only US Navy fighter in the Pacific Theater besides the brief appearance of the F2A Buffalo. Although the Wildcat was [...]
Harding Administration
The Harding Administration was the governmental period of Warren Gamaliel Harding, Republican, the 29th President of the United States of America, succeeding Woodrow Wilson. He was in office from 1921 until his death 1923. He believed that the Constitution meant to keep presidential power within certain prescribed bounds. In the aftermath of World War I, the [...]
Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Wilson’s Fourteen Points In an address to Congress on January 8, 1918, Woodrow Wilson presented as the only possible program for maintaining peace following the war a set of fourteen proposals, which was inmediately dubbed the Fourteen Points. The first five points, covering a broad range of relations that nations have with one another, were [...]
Wilson Administration
The Wilson Administration was the governmental period of Woodrow Wilson, Democratic, as the 28th President of the United States. He was in office for two consecutive terms, from March 4, 1913, to March 4, 1921, succeeding President William H. Taft, Republican. During the Wilson Administration, the United States entered into the First World War, on [...]
Taft Administration
The Taft Administration was the presidential period of William Howard Taft (1857-1930), the 27th President of the United States of American, from March 4, 1909, to March 4, 1913. The Taft Administration was characterized by the continuation of the progressive policies which had so effectively been carried out by his predecessor Theodore Roosevelt. Politically, President William [...]