On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the confederacy at the Appomattox Courthouse to General Ulysses S. Grant. This was after a tumultuous five-year battle, in which President Abraham Lincoln led the country and strived to find a … Continued
Donald Trump was the first president since Dwight Eisenhower to not have a political background. Instead, Trump was a businessman and TV personality. Donald John Trump was born on June 14, 1946 in Queens, New York. He was the fourth … Continued
Barack Obama is the first African American to have served as president, as well as the first born outside the contiguous United States. Barack Hussein Obama II was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the son … Continued
George W. Bush was the 43rd President and the son of a former president, George H. W. Bush. Following the September 11 attacks, he launched the War on Terror. George Walker Bush was born on July 6, 1946 in New … Continued
Bill Clinton was our 42nd President and only the second president to be impeached. He was also the first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to be elected to a second term. William Jefferson “Bill” Blythe III was born on … Continued
George H.W. Bush is the last Vice President to succeed to the presidency. He is the oldest living president and Vice President. He is also one of two father-son pairs to be president. For this reason he is often known … Continued
Ronald Reagan is our only president to have previously been a Hollywood movie star. Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois. He was the youngest son of John Edward “Jack” and Nelle Clyde Wilson Reagan. … Continued
Jimmy Carter has lived the longest post presidency. He is highly regarded for his post-presidency work. James Earl “Jimmy” Carter Jr. was born on October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia. He is the son of James Earl and Bessie Lillian … Continued
Gerald R. Ford is the only president to never have been elected to the office of the presidency or vice president. He also had the shortest term in office with 895 days of any president to not die in office. … Continued
Richard Nixon is the only president to have resigned from office. Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California. He was one of five sons born to Francis Anthony and Hannah Milhous Nixon. Nixon’s early … Continued