Location of Minonk within Illinois. Minonk is a city in Minonk Township, Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,078 at the 2010 census, down from 2,168 in 2000. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Herbert Hoover Articles. Explore articles from the History Net archives about Herbert Hoover. Â» See all Herbert Hoover Articles. Herbert Hoover summary: Herbert Hoover was the 31st president of the United States of America.He was born in Iowa in 1874 and both of is parents were Quakers. In 1900, Hoover was in China during the Boxer Rebellion, and he led relief efforts for those trapped there.erbert Hoover Articles. Explore articles from the History Net archives about Herbert Hoover. Â» See all Herbert Hoover Articles. Herbert Hoover summary: Herbert Hoover was the 31st president of the United States of America.
Inauguration of Herbert Hoover. The inauguration of Herbert Hoover as the 31st President of the United States was held on Monday, March 4, 1929, at the east portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.. The inauguration marked the commencement of the only four-year term of Herbert Hoover as President and of Charles Curtis as Vice President. Chief Justice and former President William H. Taft administered the presidential oath of office to Hoover. This was the first time a Presidential inauguration to be recorded by sound newsreels. It was also the second (and most recent) time that a former president administered the oath of office to a new President.