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The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] Under the U.S. Constitution , the officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces . [ 3 ]
1948 – U.S. presidential election, 1948: Harry S. Truman is elected president for a full term, Alben W. Barkley is elected vice president; 1948 – Truman desegregates armed forces; 1948 – Selective Service Act of 1948: Passed after first such act expired; 1948 – Organization of American States: Alliance of North America and South America
Twenty-one states have the distinction of being the birthplace of a president. One president's birth state is in dispute; North and South Carolina (British colonies at the time) both lay claim to Andrew Jackson, who was born in 1767 in the Waxhaw region along their common border. Jackson himself considered South Carolina his birth state. [1]
The COVID-19 pandemic shuts down most businesses and activities, arriving on January 13, 2020. Following the 2020 United States Presidential Election, a pro-Trump mob attacks the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021. Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021.
Miguel Abadía Méndez, President (1926–1930) Enrique Olaya Herrera, President (1930–1934) Alfonso López Pumarejo, President (1934–1938) Eduardo Santos Montejo, President (1938–1942) Alfonso López Pumarejo, President (1942–1946) Mariano Ospina Pérez, President (1946–1950) Laureano Gómez Castro, President (1950–1953) Ecuador
Elections were held on November 6, 1934. The election took place in the middle of Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term, during the Great Depression.In a historic midterm election, the Democrats built on the majorities in both houses of Congress they had won in the previous two elections.
1935 map of the United States showing state flags, painted by Ethel Parsons for the Albany post office Events from the year 1935 in the United States . Incumbents
Incumbent president: Herbert Hoover (Republican) Next Congress: 72nd: Senate elections; Overall control: Republican hold: Seats contested: 35 of 96 seats (32 Class 2 seats + 7 special elections) [1] Net seat change: Democratic +8 [2] 1930 Senate election results