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.ver a year later, the House accepted the change, and the amendment was sent to the states for ratification. On April 8, 1913, three-quarters of the states had ratified the proposed amendment, and it was officially included as the 17th Amendment. House Resolution to amend the Constitution, February 14, 1826.