program. 1  Obs. a proclamation. a prospectus or syllabus. 2  the acts, speeches, musical pieces, etc. that make up an entertainment, ceremony, etc. a printed list of these. 3  a scheduled broadcast on radio or television. 4  a plan or procedure for dealing with some matter.
Trent Affair: 1861-1862. The Trent Affair was the diplomatic crisis that potentially brought Great Britain and the United States closest to war during the first year of the American Civil War.
During the Harding administration, several members of the so-called Ohio Gang became involved in financial scandals. These included the Teapot Dome scandal and apparent malfeasance at the U.S. Department of Justice, many of which ended in prison terms and suicides.