By Lily Morgan
On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in Confederate states to be free.
In October 1962, President John F. Kennedy addressed the nation from the White House, announcing the discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
On July 20, 1969, President Richard Nixon spoke astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin the White House became first humans land on moon.
The Watergate scandal, which began in 1972, led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation in 1974.
In 1978, President Jimmy Carter hosted Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at Camp David.
On September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush addressed the nation from the White House.
In March 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, expanding healthcare coverage to millions of Americans.