On America's East Coast, rain that is derived from the Atlantic Ocean typically has a pH of 5.0â5.6; rain that comes across the continental from the west has a pH of 3.8â4.8; and local thunderstorms can have a pH as low as 2.0. Rain becomes acidic primarily due to the presence of two strong acids, sulfuric acid (H 2 SO 4) and nitric acid (HNO 3).
With his political career thriving, Franklin D. Roosevelt accepted the nomination for vice presidentâas James M. Cox's running mateâat the 1920 Democratic Convention. The pair was soundly defeated by Republican Warren G. Harding in the general election, but the experience gave Roosevelt national exposure.
Richard Blumenthal, Liberal Guilt, and Vietnam. Once thought to be a lock to take over the seat of retiring Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd, Richard Blumenthal, the liberal attorney general of Connecticut, is now on the defensive as a result of saying that he served in Vietnam when he did not.