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2005 George W. Bush is inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States
2004 George W. Bush wins a second term as U.S. president, winning 51% of the popular vote 2001 Sir Fred Hoyle, "astronomer, science fiction writer", ", coined the term ""big bang"", ", dies at 86 2000 Robert Trout, radio Methuselah, ", coined the term ""fireside chat"" to describe FDR's informal speeches, ", dies at 91 1998 Dick Higgins, composer, coined term 'intermedia', founder, Something Else Press, dies of a heart attack in Quebec, Canada 1994 Sammy Taft, Canadian businessman (coined term "hat trick"), dies at 81 1993 Admiral Studeman, ends term as acting director of CIA 1993 Robert M Gates, ends term as 15th director of CIA 1991 Richard J. Kerr, ends term as acting director of CIA 1991 Richard J. Kerr, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1991 William H. Webster, ends term as 14th director of CIA 1990 Pete Rose begins 5-ms prison term at Marion (IL) Federal prison camp 1990 Washington D.C. mayor Marion Barry announces he will not seek a 4th term, 1990 Violeta Barrios de Chamorro begins a 6 year term as Nicaragua's president 1988 Yank manager Billy Martin's 5th term ends, Lou Pinella named manager 1987 Margaret Thatcher is 1st British Prime Minister in 160 years to win 3rd term 1987 William J Casey, ends term as 13th director of CIA 1986 John N. McMahon, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1984 President Reagan formally announces he will seek a 2nd term 1982 Margaret Thatcher begins her 2nd term as British prime minster 1981 Chile constitution takes effect, Augusto Pinochet 2nd term begins 1981 Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Ret), ends term as 12th director of CIA 1981 Frank C Carlucci, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1977 E Henry Knoche, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1977 George Bush, ends term as 11th director of CIA 1976 U.N. Security Council endorses Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General for 2nd 5 yr term 1976 Vernon A. Walters, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1976 William E. Colby, ends term as 10th director of CIA 1975 Commissioner Bowie Kuhn is reelected for a 7-year term 1973 General Walters, ends term as acting director of CIA 1973 James R. Schlesinger, ends term as 9th director of CIA 1973 Richath Helms, ends term as 8th director of CIA 1971 Lieutenant General Robert E Cushman,, Jr., USMC, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1971 President Nixon commutes Jimmy Hoffa's jail term 1969 Temp Commissioner Bowie Kuhn elected for 7-year term by unanimous vote 1969 Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1966 Vice Admiral William F Raborn, Jr., USN, ends term as 7th director of CIA 1964 Time Magazine uses term "op art" for 1st time 1964 Ford Frick says he will not run for another term as commissioner 1962 General Charles P. Cabell, USAF, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1958 Charles De Gaulle wins 7 year term as 1st President of 5th Rep of France 1956 Golda Meir begins her term as Israel's foreign minister 1956 President Eisenhower announces he would seek a 2nd term 1953 Wrestler Freddie Blassie coins term "Pencil neck geek" 1953 General Walter Bedell Smith, USA, ends term as 4th director of CIA Allen W Dulles, becomes acting director of CIA 1951 William H. Jackson, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1949 Brigadier General Edwin K. Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1948 Bernard M. Baruch introduces term "Cold War" 1948 President Truman nominated for another term 1947 Lt General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, ends term as 2nd head of CIA 1946 Kingman Douglass, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1946 Rear Admiral Sidney W Souers, USNR, ends term as 1st director of CIA Lieutenant General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, becomes 2nd director of CIA 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt sworn-in for an unprecedented 4th term as president 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt wins 4th term in office, defeating Thomas E Dewey (R) 1944 President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for an unprecedented 4th term at Dem convention 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt says he would run for a 4th term 1940 President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) wins unprecedented 3rd term beating Wendell Willkie (R) 1940 Democratic Convention nominates Franklin D. Roosevelt for a 3rd term 1938 Dick Higgins, born in Cambridge, England, composer, coined term 'intermedia', founder, Something Else Press 1933 Edward de Bono, physician, inventor, consultant, author, invented term lateral thinking, promoted deliberate teaching of thinking as a subject in public schools, advanced applied psychology, making theories about creativity, perception into usable tools 1933 20th Amendment goes into effect: President term begins in Jan not March 1925 Arthur Heinman coins term "motel," opens Motel Inn, San Luis Obispo 1924 3rd term of Belgium Theunis government begins 1922 Alan Freed, Penn, DJ, accepted payola/introduced term "rock-n-roll" 1922 German Reichs Chancellor Joseph Wirth term ends 1916 Forrest J Ackerman, invented the term "sci-fi" 1911 President/dictator Jose Porfirio Diaz of Mexico term ends 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt uses term "muckrake" 1901 President William McKinley inaugurated for 2nd term as president 1901 Term of George H. White, last of post-Reconstruction congressmen, ends 1900 The term "orienteering" is 1st used for an event 1893 Grover Cleveland (D) inaugrated as 24th U.S. president (2nd term) 1884 Grover Cleveland (D) beats James G Blaine (R) for 1st President term 1870 Hiram R. Revels elected to fill unexpired term of Jefferson Davis 1865 President Lincoln inaugurated for his 2nd term as president 1864 Abraham Lincoln (R) elected to his 2nd term as president 1861 Jefferson Davis elected to 6 year term as Confederate president 1861 William Bateson, English biologist, originator of term "genetics" 1849 U.S. had no president, Polks term ends on a Sunday, Taylor couldn't be sworn-in, Senator David Atchison (President pro tem) term ended March 3rd 1839 1st known use of term OK (Boston) 1698 Russian czar Peter the Great begins term 1377 Cardinal Robert of Geneva (anti-pope Clemens VII) starts term 1294 Pope Coelestinus V ends term |
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