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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]
1940 – Billboard magazine publishes its first music popularity chart, the predecessor to today's Hot 100; 1940 – U.S. presidential election, 1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt is reelected president to a record third term, Henry A. Wallace is elected vice president; 1940 - Color television is demonstrated by the Columbia Broadcasting System
November 20–21 – Business Plot: An alleged coup to overthrow President Franklin D. Roosevelt is investigated by the McCormack–Dickstein Committee and is reported by the Philadelphia Record. November 21 – Cole Porter 's musical Anything Goes , starring Ethel Merman , premieres in New York City .
Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was the 31st president of the United States, serving from 1929 to 1933.A wealthy mining engineer before his presidency, Hoover led the wartime Commission for Relief in Belgium and was the director of the U.S. Food Administration, followed by post-war relief of Europe.
1934 Peace Dollar Auction Record: $108,000 ( August 2018 ) The Peace Dollar was struck at the Philadelphia Mint from 1921 to 1928, 1934 to 1935, and for collectors beginning in 2021.
From his first term until 1939, the Mexican Repatriation started by President Herbert Hoover continued under Roosevelt, which scholars today contend was a form of ethnic cleansing towards Mexican Americans. Roosevelt ended federal involvement in the deportations. After 1934, deportations fell by approximately 50 percent. [333]
July 1 – Business Plot: Smedley Butler becomes involved in a secret coup attempt led by Gerald MacGuire against President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt which fails (according to his own testimony in 1934). July 6 – The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played at Comiskey Park in Chicago.
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