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Another in Texas was christened in 1858 but renamed Stephens County, after the newly elected vice president of the Confederate States of America, Alexander Stephens, in 1861. [180] The city of Buchanan, Michigan , was also named after him. [ 181 ]
The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] The incumbent president is Donald Trump , who assumed office on January 20, 2025 . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 47 presidencies; the discrepancy arises because of Grover Cleveland and Donald Trump, who were ...
Several presidents were unmarried for all or part of their administration. Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Chester A. Arthur, and Martin Van Buren were widowed prior to becoming president and remained unmarried during their administration; in these cases, family members acted in the place of First Lady and White House host.
Lane is the only person to have served as First Lady to a bachelor president, Buchanan being the only U.S. president never to have married. She is among 11 women who have served as First Lady, but were not married to the president, with most of the other women being relatives of widowed presidents.
Couric took over Norville’s hosting spot in 1991 and remained on Today through 2006. She recalled her decision to leave the show in her 2021 memoir, Going There, writing, “By 2005, I was at a ...
Meanwhile, the vice president is holding a rally in Houston with an expected performance from city-native Beyoncé. Here’s what you need to know about both Texas appearances. Trump in Austin
Maria Cortes Gonzalez, USA TODAY June 23, 2024 at 12:03 PM A 71-year-old from El Paso is making history this weekend as the oldest contestant in the Miss Texas USA pageant.
Since the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788, there have been 52 unsuccessful major party candidates for President of the United States. [ a ] Additionally, since 1796, eight third party or independent candidates have won at least ten percent of the popular or electoral vote , but all failed to win the presidency.