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Alfred Emanuel Smith ( December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. December Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20... December 30, Years: 1870 1871 1872 - 1873 - 1874 1875 1876 Decades: 1840s 1850s 1860s - 1870s - 1880s 1890s 1900s Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century 1873 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Rail transport - Science - Sport Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State leaders Contents // 1 Events 1.1... 1873– October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). There are 88 days remaining. October Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23... October 4, 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). Contents // 1 Events 1.1 World War II 1.1.1 January 1.1.2 February-March 1.1.3 May 1.1.4 June 1.1.5 July-August 1.1.6 September 1.1... 1944), often known as Al Smith, was This is a list of the Governors of New York. The Governor of the U.S. state of New York is the highest executive officer of the state, was originally chosen for a term of two years. In 1877 it was extended to three years, in 1895 reduced back to... Governor of New York and a Presidential Candidate Electoral Vote Popular Vote Pct Party Running Mate (Electoral Votes) Herbert Clark Hoover of California (W) 444 21,391,381 58.2 Republican Charles Curtis of Kansas (444) Alfred Emmanuel Smith of New York 87 15,016,443 40.9 Democrat Joseph Taylor Robinson of Arkansas (87) Others... U.S. presidential candidate in 1928. He lost the election to Herbert Hoover Order: 31st President Term of Office: March 4, 1929 - March 4, 1933 Predecessor: Calvin Coolidge Successor: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Date of Birth Monday, August 10, 1874 Place of Birth: West Branch, Iowa Date of Death: Tuesday, October 20, 1964 Place of Death: New York City. New York First... Herbert Hoover.

Democratic presidential candidate Alfred E. Smith waves to crowd during U.S. presidential election, 1928. Cropped from Chicago Daily News photo on memory.loc.gov This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. See Copyright. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current...

Al Smith waves to crowds, 1928

Early life

Although Smith grew up in relative comfort on the Categories: Manhattan neighborhoods | Stub ... Lower East Side of For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. It is one of the five boroughs that comprise the City of New York. The borough is coterminous with New York County and includes the Island of Manhattan, as well as several other smaller islands... Manhattan, This is an article about New York City; see also NYC, New York, and New York, New York. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005. New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States and is at... New York City, he quit school and began work at the age of fourteen, after his father's death. In his political career he emphasized his lowly beginnings, identified himself with immigrants, and campaigned as a man of the people. Although indebted to the The Tammany Hall on 14th Street, New York City Tammany Hall was the name given to the Democratic Party political machine that dominated New York City politics from the mayoral victory of Fernando Wood in 1854 through the election of Fiorello LaGuardia in 1934. The eighty-year period between those... Tammany Hall This article is about the system of organization called a political machine. There is also a turn-based video game called The Political Machine published by Stardock. A political machine is an unofficial system of political organization based on patronage, the spoils system, and behind-the-scenes control within the... political machine for his entry into politics and for their ongoing support, he remained untarnished by corruption and worked for the passage of progressive legislation. He was elected to the State of New York ( Flag of New York) (Seal of New York) State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th) - Land 122,409 km² - Water 18,795... New York State Assembly in 1903 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE55Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE60Fixes.css; /**/ 1903 From Wikipedia 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since... 1903 and his oratorical gifts and skill at drafting legislation helped him become the majority leader. When he served as vice-chairman of the commission appointed to investigate factory conditions after the disastrous The Triangle Factory fire in New York City on March 25, 1911 was a major public-affairs crisis in the United States which led to improved working conditions for sweatshop workers as well as better fire inspections. The Triangle Shirtwaist Company occupied the top three floors of the Asch building... Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire in 1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Years: 1908 1909 1910 - 1911 - 1912 1913 1914 Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s - 1910s - 1920s 1930s 1940s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1911 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music - Television Science and technology Aviation... 1911, he became acutely aware of the dangerous and unhealthy conditions under which many laborers worked and championed legislation to protect workers.

Political career

After serving as Sheriff is both a political and a legal office held under English common law, Scots law or American common law, or the person who holds such office. Contents // 1 Modern usage 1.1 United States 1.2 Scotland 1.3 City of London 2 History 3 Fictional sheriffs 4 See... sheriff of For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. It is one of the five boroughs that comprise the City of New York. The borough is coterminous with New York County and includes the Island of Manhattan, as well as several other smaller islands... New York County for several years beginning in 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). Contents // 1 Events 1.1 Ongoing events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Nobel Prizes Events January Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14... 1915, Smith was elected governor of State of New York ( Flag of New York) (Seal of New York) State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th) - Land 122,409 km² - Water 18,795... New York in 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Contents // 1 Events 1.1 January-February 1.2 March-April 1.3 May-July 1.4 August-October 1.5 November 1.6 December 1.7 Unknown dates 2 Births 2.1 January-February 2.2 March... 1918. He lost the election of 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Years: 1917 1918 1919 - 1920 - 1921 1922 1923 Decades: 1890s 1900s 1910s - 1920s - 1930s 1940s 1950s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1920 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music - Television Science and technology... 1920 in the Republican Party Party Chairman Ken Mehlman Senate Leader Bill Frist House Leader Tom DeLay Founded February 28, 1854 Headquarters 310 First Street SE Washington, D.C. 20003 Political Ideology Conservatism International Affiliation International Democrat Union Colours Red Website http://www.gop.com The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for... Republican landslide of that year, but was reelected governor in 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). Contents // 1 Events 2 Year in topic 3 Births 3.1 January to June 3.2 July to December 4 Deaths 5 Nobel Prizes 6 Heads of state in 1922 7 See also Events January Su Mo Tu... 1922 and served three more terms. As governor, he became known nationally as a progressive who sought to make government more efficient and more effective in meeting social needs. His parks czar, Robert Moses (December 18, 1888–July 29, 1981) was the master builder of 20th century New York City and its suburbs. As the shaper of a modern city, his only peer is Baron Haussmann of Second Empire Paris. Although he never held elective office, Moses was the most powerful... Robert Moses, constructed the nation's first state park system; Smith later appointed him New York State Secretary of State. During his term, New York strengthened laws governing workers' compensation, women's pensions, and child and women's labor. In 1924 he unsuccessfully sought the Contents // 1 Introduction 2 Republican nomination 3 Democratic nomination 4 Other candidates 5 General election 6 Election results 7 See also 8 Other elections Introduction Incumbent President Coolidge was relatively popular, and the economy was booming. Republican nomination The Republican Convention was held in Cleveland from 10 June to 12... Democratic nomination for president. Franklin D. Roosevelt made the nominating speech in which he called Smith "the Happy Warrior of the political battlefield."

Al Smith finally secured the Democratic presidential nomination in 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). Contents // 1 Events 1.1 January-May 1.2 June-September 1.3 October-December 1.4 Unknown dates 2 Year in topic 3 Births 3.1 January 3.2 February 3.3 March-April 3... 1928. His acceptance speech was the first live broadcast of a political event on See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band Family watching television in the 1950s. Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. The term has come to refer to all the aspects of television programming and transmission... television, although few saw this experimental early broadcast; a great many more heard it on Radio transmission diagram and electromagnetic waves Radio is a technology that allows the transmission of signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of light. Radio waves Radio waves are a form of electromagnetic radiation, and are created whenever a charged object accelerates with a frequency that lies... radio.

Smith was the first major-party presidential candidate of the The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. Members generally prefer the term Catholic Church, but this term has multiple meanings (see Catholicism); the term Roman Catholic Church is used in this article to avoid... Roman Catholic faith.

A major controversial issue was the continuation of alcohol This article is about the prohibition of alcoholic beverages; separate articles on the prohibition of drugs in general and writs of prohibition are also available. Prohibition agents destroying barrels of alcohol. Prohibition was any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were... Prohibition. Smith was personally in favor of relaxation or repeal of Prohibition, but the Democratic Party refused to back him on the issue. During the campaign Smith tried to duck the issue with noncommittal statements. A satire portrayed Smith being asked, "Are you wet (anti-Prohibition) or dry (pro-Prohibition)?" with Smith replying, "I can't remember. Maybe I'll know better by November."

The 1928 election

The Republican Party was riding high on the economic boom of the Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s - 1920s - 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 Referred to as the Roaring 20s. Contents // 1 Events and trends 1.1 Technology 1.2 Science 1.3... 1920s, which their presidential candidate Herbert Hoover Order: 31st President Term of Office: March 4, 1929 - March 4, 1933 Predecessor: Calvin Coolidge Successor: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Date of Birth Monday, August 10, 1874 Place of Birth: West Branch, Iowa Date of Death: Tuesday, October 20, 1964 Place of Death: New York City. New York First... Herbert Hoover vowed to continue. Hoover defeated Smith by a significant margin in the Presidential Candidate Electoral Vote Popular Vote Pct Party Running Mate (Electoral Votes) Herbert Clark Hoover of California (W) 444 21,391,381 58.2 Republican Charles Curtis of Kansas (444) Alfred Emmanuel Smith of New York 87 15,016,443 40.9 Democrat Joseph Taylor Robinson of Arkansas (87) Others... 1928 Election.

Part of Smith's especially poor showing can be attributed to anti-Catholic bias, anti-New York City bias, and Smith's own bad campaigning. Smith's campaign theme song, "The Sidewalks of New York", was not likely to appeal to people in Missouri, named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning canoe, is a Midwestern state of the United States with Jefferson City as its capital. The states nickname is the Show-Me State; the U.S. Post Office abbreviation for Missouri is MO and the state public universitys main... Missouri, and Smith's own brogue seemed foreign to many people. Some newspapers outside major cities even publicly condemned him as an "alien" because of the foreign origin of his parents (both were immigrants from A true colour image of Ireland, captured by a NASA satellite on January 4, 2003. Scotland, the Isle of Man and Wales are visible to the east. Ireland is located west of the European landmass, which is part of the continent of Eurasia. Ireland (Éire in Irish) is the... Ireland) and the large number of immigrants living in his state.

Smith felt slighted by Roosevelt during Roosevelt's governorship. They became rivals for the Presidential electoral votes by state. By the time of the U.S. presidential election of 1932, the effects of the 1929 Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression were being felt intensely across the country. Across the world, governments felt the pressure for radical - even Socialist or Fascist - solutions to... 1932 Democratic presidential nomination. When Roosevelt won and began pursuing the policies of the The New Deal was President Franklin D. Roosevelts legislative agenda for rescuing the United States from the Great Depression. It was widely believed that the depression was caused by the inherent instability of the market and that government intervention was necessary to rationalize and stabilize the economy. Contents // 1... New Deal, Smith began to work against Roosevelt more. He became a leader of the The American Liberty League was a U.S. organization formed during the New Deal by millionaires and industry leaders with the primary intention of pursuading the American people that the programs of the Roosevelt administration were leading the U.S. toward socialism, bankruptcy and tyranny. The League was supported by... American Liberty League, a leading opponent of the The New Deal was President Franklin D. Roosevelts legislative agenda for rescuing the United States from the Great Depression. It was widely believed that the depression was caused by the inherent instability of the market and that government intervention was necessary to rationalize and stabilize the economy. Contents // 1... New Deal, and supported the Republican presidential candidates, Alfred Mossman Alf Landon (September 9, 1887 - October 12, 1987) was an American Republican politician from Kansas, notable nationally for his 1936 nomination as the Republican opponent of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Born in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, in 1887, Landon moved to Kansas and was a millionaire in the oil industry... Alfred M. Landon in Presidential electoral votes by state. The Great Depression was still widespread at the time of the U.S. presidential election of 1936, and incumbent President Roosevelt was still working to push the provisions of his New Deal interventionist economic policy through Congress and the courts. Contents // 1 Nominations 1.1... the 1936 election and Wendell Lewis Willkie ( February 18, 1892 – October 8, 1944) was a lawyer, born in Elwood, Indiana, the only native of Indiana to be nominated as the presidential candidate for a national party, having never held any sort of high elected office. In 1940 he was the Republican nominee for... Wendell Willkie in Presidential electoral votes by state. The U.S. presidential election of 1940 was fought in the shadow of World War II, which had started the previous September. The continuing crisis in Europe made voters desire a strong and experienced president, so incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt broke with tradition and... the 1940 election. His son, Al Smith, Jr.. actually endorsed Republican Party Party Chairman Ken Mehlman Senate Leader Bill Frist House Leader Tom DeLay Founded February 28, 1854 Headquarters 310 First Street SE Washington, D.C. 20003 Political Ideology Conservatism International Affiliation International Democrat Union Colours Red Website http://www.gop.com The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for... Republican Order: 37th President Vice President: Spiro Agnew ( 1969– 1973), Gerald Ford ( 1973– 1974) Term of office: January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974 Preceded by: Lyndon B. Johnson Succeeded by: Gerald Ford Date of birth: January 9, 1913 Place of... Richard Nixon in 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). Contents // 1 Events 1.1 January-February 1.2 March-April 1.3 May 1.4 June-July 1.5 August 1.6 September-October 1.7 November 1.8 December 2 Year in topic 3... 1960.

Later life

After the 1928 election, when a friend of Smith encouraged him to invest in a Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. Real estate is often considered synonymous with real property (also sometimes called realty), in contrast with personal property, or personalty. However, for technical purposes, some people prefer to distinguish real... real estate company that was constructing the world's tallest building in New York's Midtown Manhattan, he became the president of Empire State, Inc., the corporation which built and operated the The Empire State Building lit up for Christmas (More images of the building) The Empire State Building The Empire State Building, a 102-story Art Deco building in New York City, was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates and built in 1930. The tower takes its name from the... Empire State Building. Smith was present at the ribbon-cutting ceremony when the building opened for business in May 1931.

Al Smith died on October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). There are 88 days remaining. October Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23... October 4, 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). Contents // 1 Events 1.1 World War II 1.1.1 January 1.1.2 February-March 1.1.3 May 1.1.4 June 1.1.5 July-August 1.1.6 September 1.1... 1944, and is interred at Calvary Cemetery is located in Woodside, Queens County, New York, and is a very popular eternal dwelling place for mobsters and politicians. Among those buried there are: Vito Bonventre (1875 - 1930), mobster Anthony Carfano (1898 - 1959), mobster (Little Augie Pisano) Lorenzo da Ponte (1749 - 1838), opera librettist Tess Gardella (1897... Calvary Cemetery, Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States, and the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. It is coterminous with Queens County in the State of New York and is located on western Long Island. Established on November 1... Queens, New York.

Al Smith in fiction

In Harry Turtledove (born June 14, 1949), is a historian and novelist who has written historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction works. He is probably the best-known and most popular author of the genre of alternate history. Contents // 1 Life of Harry Turtledove 2 List of Books and Series 2... Harry Turtledove's Alternative history or alternate history can be: A History told from an alternative viewpoint, rather than from the view of imperialist, conqueror, or explorer. For example A Peoples History of the United States as a view sympathetic to indigenous to the Americas, or Herstory as a history from a... Alternate History books American Empire: The Victorious Opposition and Settling Accounts: Return Engadgement Al Smith is elected in 1936 as the third The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. This article or section is part of or related to the Socialism series. Socialism Branches of Socialism Criticisms of Socialism Definitions of Socialism History of socialism List of social democratic parties List of socialists Socialist International Social... socialist president of the United States. He easily defeats Democratic incumbent Herbert Hoover Order: 31st President Term of Office: March 4, 1929 - March 4, 1933 Predecessor: Calvin Coolidge Successor: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Date of Birth Monday, August 10, 1874 Place of Birth: West Branch, Iowa Date of Death: Tuesday, October 20, 1964 Place of Death: New York City. New York First... Herbert Hoover. His turn is marked with violence in the state of Houston, a former piece of the For other meanings of confederate and confederacy, see confederacy (disambiguation) Confederate States of America (Confederate Flag) (Confederate Seal) National Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Official language English de facto nationwide Various European and Native American languages regionally Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861... Confederate state of Texas. Smith is unable to prevent Confederate rearmament led by Confederate President Jake Featherston. Smith met with Featherston in Richmond in 1940 to discuss ways to end the violence in former Confederate territories. They agreed to a plebiscite in the former Confederate states of Houston, Kentucky, and Sequoyah under the conditions that blacks as well as whites be allowed to vote (Something neither country allowed.), states that change hands will remain demilitarized for the next twenty-five years, and that Featherston would not ask for the return of the portions of Virginia, Sonora, and Arkansas that the US annexed. The agreement would only be in effect if Smith won reelection.

Smith's Democratic opponent Robert Alphonso Taft I (September 8, 1889 - July 31, 1953), of the Taft family political dynasty of Ohio, was a United States Senator and Presidential candidate in the United States Republican Party. Robert Taft was educated at Yale University, got his law degree from Harvard University in 1913, and practiced... Robert Taft was defeated in the election. In the plebiscite Houston and Kentucky returned to the CS. Featherston demanded all the conquered territory including Sequoyah despite its decision to remain with the US, and he remilitarized Kentucky. Smith and the rest of the US at last figured out Featherston would demand more and more regardless what happened, and Smith rejected the demands. On June 21, 1941, Featherston ordered a surprise attack on the United States. War had begun.

Early life

Political career

The 1928 election

Later life

Al Smith in fiction

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