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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.
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 ...
June 1 – Three-year-old thoroughbred Gallant Man wins the Peter Pan Stakes, at Belmont Park. June 15 – Oklahoma celebrates its semi-centennial statehood. A brand new 1957 Plymouth Belvedere is buried in a time capsule (to be opened 50 years later on June 15, 2007). June 20 – 1957 Fargo Tornado starts at 7:30 pm. June 23 – Royal Ice ...
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) - Former President George H.W. Bush celebrates his 90th birthday Thursday. A list of the 10 longest-lived U.S. presidents, their age and the day they died, if applicable: 1.
1957 California elections (1 P) L. 1957 in Los Angeles (5 P) M. Miss Universe 1957 contestants (4 P) S. 1957 in sports in California (1 C, 29 P) Pages in category ...
Since being admitted to the Union in 1850, California has participated in 43 presidential elections. A bellwether from 1888 to 1996, voting for the losing candidates only three times in that span, California has become a reliable state for Democratic presidential candidates since 1992.
Ronald Reagan, who was president of the Screen Actors Guild and later president of the United States, and Arnold Schwarzenegger both came to prominence through acting. Gray Davis, the 37th governor of California, was the second governor in American history to be recalled by voters.
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.