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What organizational decision made by the first congress are still in effect today?
Organizational decisions that are still in effect include: the president has the right to veto laws; the president has two four-year terms; the president has a cabinet.
Who was the first African-American President of an Ivy League School?
The first African-American President of an Ivy League Institution was Ruth J. Simmons. Simmons became the 18th president of Brown University in 2001, and still holds this position today.
Who was the first African American to conduct a symphony orchestra?
William Grant Still was the first to actually do it. The first I know of that held notable positions were Henry Lewis, director of the New Jersey Symphony for some time, and Paul Freeman, who was Associate Conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in the early 1970's, and today conducts the Czech Philharmonic. I'm sure there are other examples, too.
What President shared a name with a vacuum cleaner and would be 130 years old if he were alive today?
Herbert Hoover
Which of President Kennedy's brothers was elected to the senate in 1962 and still holds that seat today?
Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy
