In 1933, Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak was fatally wounded in Miami, Florida during a failed assassination attempt on President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt.

* February 15 – In Miami, Florida, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead fatally wounds Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak.

In 2009, under the leadership of Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and Haywood County Mayor Franklin Smith, a tract in southwestern Haywood County near Stanton has been designated for a state-supported industrial " megasite ," intended for a large-scale industrial or business development such as an automobile assembly plant.

In 1939, racial violence in Coffeeville was brought to the attention of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt after a near-lynching in which the Mayor of Coffeeville was complicit.

Members of the Franklin Township Committee are Mayor Joe Petsch, Deputy Mayor Marge Pfrommer, Brian Mattei, Harold Atkinson, and Rudy Ciangalini.

Members of the Greenwich Township Committee are Mayor George W. Shivery, Jr., Council President Joseph L. DiMenna, Raymond Williams, Vince Giovannitti and William Franklin.

* Upendra J. Chivukula ( born 1950 ), represents the 17th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly, and has served on the Franklin Township Council since 1997, serving as its Mayor in 2000 and its Deputy Mayor in 1998.

, the Mayor of Franklin Borough is Paul B. Crowley ( term ends December 31, 2015 ).

, the Franklin Township Committee consists of Mayor Jeff DeAngelis ( R, 2011 ), Deputy Mayor Bonnie Butler ( R, 2013 ), Joe Flynn ( R, 2012 ), Sarah Payne ( R, 2013 ) and Mike Toretta ( R, 2012 ).

Some of its most famous people are former Mayor Burl Laxton, Former Police chief Franklin Church, Al Carolla, Bradley Gregory, Eddie Payne, Davis and Dawson families.

He also brought up recent instances of assassination attempts against sitting Presidents ( including the murder of Mayor of Chicago Anton Cermak in a botched assassination attempt on then-President-elect Franklin Roosevelt ), as well as a recent attack on United Nations ambassador Adlai Stevenson in Dallas, which had resulted in extra security measures being taken for Kennedy's visit to the city.

Tammany Hall's influence waned in the 20th Century ; in 1932, Mayor Jimmy Walker was forced from office, and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt stripped Tammany of Federal patronage.

Franklin Edson ( April 5, 1832 – September 24, 1904 ) was the Mayor of New York from 1883 to 1884.

Out-going Franklin District Mayor Mark Ball proposed that Franklin district become an independent unitary authority, fulfilling both the functions of a local and regional council.

John Franklin Street ( born October 15, 1943 ) was the 97th Mayor of the City of Philadelphia.

Cranmer convinced Benjamin Franklin Stapleton, the Mayor of Denver, Colorado, to build on the foundation laid by Walker.

WCLK collaborated with the City of Atlanta to create the Jazz of the City Atlanta portrait featuring over 100 jazz musicians surrounding Mayor Shirley Franklin in the Atlanta City Hall Atrium.

* Burnet R. Maybank ( 1899 – 1954 ), Class of 1919-Maybank served as Mayor of Charleston, became governor of the state and served in the national legislature during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Mayor La Guardia, along with Robert Moses revitalized the city with the help of federal funds from Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal.

It was finished in 1848 when Chicago Mayor James Hutchinson Woodworth presided over its opening ; and it allowed boat transportation from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.

Sea Ranch Lakes has a Mayor / Council form of government with 7 village council members, and one mayor.

, the Mayor of Pompton Lakes Borough is Kathleen M. Cole, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2015.

, the Medford Lakes Borough Council consists of Mayor Thomas J. Cranston, Deputy Mayor Robert D. Hanold, Jeff Fitzpatrick, Robert Burton, and Gary Miller.

Named for Robert Thomas Miller, a former Mayor of Austin, the dam forms Lake Austin, one of the Texas Highland Lakes.

Under Mayor White's tenure, Cleveland became a tourist spot with the openings of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ( 1995 ) and the Great Lakes Science Center ( 1996 ).

Walsh's father, William F. Walsh, served as Mayor of Syracuse ( 1961 – 69 ) and represented Central New York and the Finger Lakes region in the U. S. House of Representatives ( 1973 – 79 ).

Cooper was Mayor of Queenstown Borough Council from 1968 to 1975, and Mayor of Queenstown Lakes District Council from 1995 to 2001.

Former Hialeah Mayor Raul L. Martinez has launched Martinez & Fernandez Public Relations in Miami Lakes to provide counsel to a variety of clients in the field of public relations, media relations, government relations, brand management, crisis management and consulting.

The Mayor is finding it awkward to campaign against his own record.

Mr. Wagner might or might not be a `` new '' Mayor in this third term, now that he is free of the pressure of those party leaders whom he calls `` bosses ''.

Lawmaking power is removed from the Board of Estimate and made a partnership responsibility of the City Council and the Mayor.

The expense ( operating ) budget is to be a program budget, and red tape is cut to allow greater autonomy ( with the Mayor approving ) in fund transfers within a department.

Their view is that last-minute changes the Mayor is proposing to make in the Democratic ticket only emphasize the weakness of his performance as Mayor.

The present Mayor is Élio Manuel Delgado da Maia, elected by a coalition between the Social Democratic Party and the Democratic Social Centre.

The Governing Mayor is simultaneously Lord Mayor of the city ( Oberbürgermeister der Stadt ) and Prime Minister of the Federal State ( Ministerpräsident des Bundeslandes ).

The office of Berlin's Governing Mayor is in the Rotes Rathaus ( Red City Hall ).

The Mayor of Bayonne ( 1995 – 2007 ) is Jean Grenet of the centre-right UMP.

The game is started by the Mayor of Bodmin by throwing a silver ball into a body of water known as the " Salting Pool ".

Today, the City University is governed by the Board of Trustees composed of 17 members, ten of whom are appointed by the Governor of New York " with the advice and consent of the senate ," and five by the Mayor of New York City " with the advice and consent of the senate.

It is presided over by the Lord Mayor, who is elected for a yearly term and resides in Mansion House.

: The successful resistance in the Great Siege is attributed to several factors: the improvement in fortifications by Colonel ( later Mayor General Sir ) William Green in 1769 ; the British naval supremacy, which translated into support of the Navy ; the competent command by General George Augustus Elliot ; and an appropriately sized garrison.

Membership in a livery company is expected for individuals participating in the governance of The City, as the Lord Mayor and the Remembrancer.

* 2004 – Millennium Park, considered Chicago, Illinois's first and most ambitious early 21st century architectural project, is opened to the public by Mayor Richard M. Daley.

* 1990 – Washington, D. C. Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting.

The Mayor of the city is selected by the President of Afghanistan, who engages in planning and environmental work.

Since 2003 LUL has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London ( TfL ), the statutory corporation responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London, which is run by a board and a commissioner appointed by the Mayor of London.

* 1970 – The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Mayor of San Francisco Joseph Alioto.