Workforce 1002016 Workforce 100: Ranking the Worldâs Top Companies for HR. American Express, which has made the list all three years, takes the top spot in this yearâs list of top companies for HR. To excel at everything from talent management to recruiting to benefits to diversity is not an easy task. To shine in those areas year after year is exemplary.
History & Grounds. On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States.
17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators Americans did not directly vote for senators for the first 125 years of the Federal Government. The Constitution, as it was adopted in 1788, stated that senators would be elected by state legislatures. The first proposal to amend the Constitution to elect senators by popular vote was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1826, but the idea did not gain considerable support until the late 19th century when several problems related to Senate elections had become evident.