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1934 In The United States
Events from the year 1934 in the United States. Incumbents Federal Government * President: Franklin D. Roosevelt ( D- New York) * Vice President: John Nance Garner ( D-Texas) * Chief Justice: Charles Evans Hughes ( New York) * Speaker of the House of Representatives: Henry Thomas Rainey ( D-Illinois) (until August 19) * Senate Majority Leader: Joseph Taylor Robinson ( D-Arkansas) * Congress: 73rd Events January * January 26 – The Apollo Theater opens in Harlem, New York City. * January 27 – Albert Einstein visits the White House. * January 30 – Gold Reserve Act: All gold held in the Federal Reserve to be surrendered to the Department of the Treasury; immediately following, President Roosevelt raises the statutory gold price from $20.67 per ounce to $35. February * February 22 – Frank Capra's ''It Happened One Night'', starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, is released. It becomes a smash hit and the first of Capra's great screen classics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Government Of The United States
The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, a city within a federal district (the city of Washington in the District of Columbia, where most of the federal government is based), five major self-governing territories and several island possessions. The federal government, sometimes simply referred to as Washington, is composed of three distinct branches: legislative, executive, and judicial, whose powers are vested by the U.S. Constitution in the Congress, the president and the federal courts, respectively. The powers and duties of these branches are further defined by acts of Congress, including the creation of executive departments and courts inferior to the Supreme Court. Naming The full name of the republic is "United States of America". No other name appears in the Constitution, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
