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Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham marry
On October 11, 1975, William Jefferson Clinton marries Hillary Rodham in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
What was President Bill Cliton's life lkie?
On August 19, 1946, William Jefferson Blythe III is born in Hope, Arkansas. His father died in a car accident before he was born, and young Bill later took the last name of his stepfather, Roger Clinton. In 1992, Bill Clinton would be elected as the 42nd president of the United States.
Once Banned, Then Silenced: How Clinton’s 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy Affected LGBTQ Military
In 1993, when President Bill Clinton signed the policy known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" into law, it represented a compromise between those who wanted to end the longstanding ban on gays serving in the U.S. military and those who felt having openly gay troops would hurt morale and cause problems within military ranks. Under the new policy, gay, lesbian and bisexual Americans could serve their country, as long as they kept their sexual identity under wraps.
Why Clinton Survived Impeachment While Nixon Resigned After Watergate
Just four presidents have faced impeachment charges in U.S. history—Andrew Johnson in 1868 surrounding the firing of a cabinet member; Richard M. Nixon in 1973 for his Watergate cover-up; Bill Clinton, in 1998-99 for charges of perjury and obstruction in the Monica Lewinsky scandal; and Donald Trump in 2019, for obstruction of congress and abuse of power, and again in 2021, for incitement of insurrection. Johnson, Clinton and Trump remained in office, while Nixon resigned in disgrace.
How did Bill Clinton change welfare forever?
Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign placed welfare reform front and center. Striving to act on his campaign promise to “end welfare as we have come to know it,” Clinton was hit with a Republican-dominated Congress.
How Bill Clinton’s Welfare Reform Changed America
Bill Clinton‘s 1992 presidential campaign placed welfare reform at its center, claiming that his proposal would “end welfare as we have come to know it.”
