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The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of presidencies and the number of individuals who have served as president. [5]
Of the individuals elected president of the United States, four died of natural causes while in office (William Henry Harrison, [1] Zachary Taylor, [2] Warren G. Harding [3] and Franklin D. Roosevelt), four were assassinated (Abraham Lincoln, [4] James A. Garfield, [4] [5] William McKinley [6] and John F. Kennedy) and one resigned from office ...
March 3 — Lunar probe Pioneer 4 becomes the first American object to escape dominance by Earth's gravity. March 11 — A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry opens on Broadway in New York City. March 18 — U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill allowing for Hawaiian statehood.
First president who attended one of the Ivy League colleges. [25]: 49 First president to have biological children. [f] [32] First president to receive the oath of office from a chief justice of the United States Supreme Court [33] First president not to veto any bills while in office. [34]
333 days after 35th president John F. Kennedy (died November 22, 1963) 33rd president Harry S. Truman (died December 26, 1972) 9 years, 34 days after 35th president John F. Kennedy (died November 22, 1963) 3 years, 273 days after 34th president Dwight D. Eisenhower (died March 28, 1969) 39th president Jimmy Carter (died December 29, 2024)
The claim: John Hanson was the first Black president of the United States. In the past few years, multiple social media posts have declared John Hanson, not Barack Obama, as the first Black ...
September 14 – Soviet spacecraft Luna 2 becomes the first human-made object to crash on the Moon. September 15–28 – USSR Premier Nikita Khrushchev and his wife tour the United States, at the invitation of U.S. President Dwight David Eisenhower. September 16 – The Xerox 914, the first plain paper copier, is introduced to the public.
The United States also participated in the World Agriculture Fair held in New Delhi in 1959, setting up one of the biggest pavilions at the fair, showcasing agricultural machinery and various packaged foods from the country. [135] Eisenhower inaugurated the U.S. Pavilion along with Indian President Rajendra Prasad. [136]