Friday, August 16, 2013

REMEMBERING NON-REVISED HISTORY: AUGUST 16, 2013



Alexis de Tocqueville
French Political Thinker and Historian

On America’s Christian Heritage


Biography
Alexis-Charles-Henri ClĂ©rel de Tocqueville was a French political thinker and historian best known for his Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes: 1835 and 1840) and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856). In both of these works, he analyzed the rising living standards and social conditions of individuals and their relationship to the market and state in Western societies. Democracy in America (1835), his major work, published after his travels in the United States, is today considered an early work of sociology and political science. » Full Bio

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This Day In History 172 Years Ago
American Presidential
August 16, 1841

President Tyler Is Burned In Effigy Outside White House


On this day in 1841, President John Tyler vetoes a second attempt by Congress to re-establish the Bank of the United States. In response, angry supporters of the bank gathered outside the White House and burned an effigy of Tyler. The protestors were comprised primarily of members of Tyler's own political party, the Whigs, who dominated Congress at the time.

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The rioters hurled stones at the White House, shot guns into the air and hung an effigy of the president that they then set on fire. The protest is considered one of, if not the most violent demonstration held near the White House. As a result of the unrest, the District of Columbia decided to create its own police force. » Full Article

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