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This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in March 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
John Adams (February 1, 1745 [O.S. January 21, 1744] – March 26, 1849) was an American shoemaker, veteran of the American Revolution and centenarian who may be the earliest-born person to have been photographed alive. He shares a name with President John Adams but is not the same
John Tyler was the first vice president to assume the presidency during a presidential term, setting the precedent that a vice president who does so becomes the fully functioning president with a new, distinct administration. [13] Throughout most of its history, American politics has been dominated by political parties. The Constitution is ...
Crispus Attucks, believed to be of Native American and African descent, was the first of five persons killed in the Boston Massacre of 1770, and thus the first to die in the American Revolution. [91] Of the deaths at Boston John Adams would later write, "On that night the foundations of American independence was laid." [92]
The oldest president at the time of death was Jimmy Carter, who died at 100 years, 89 days. John F. Kennedy , assassinated at the age of 46 years, 177 days, was the youngest to have died in office; the youngest to have died by natural causes was James K. Polk , who died of cholera at the age of 53 years, 225 days.
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The British Parliament, however, asserted in 1765 that it held supreme authority to lay taxes, and a series of American protests began that led directly to the American Revolution. The first wave of protests attacked the Stamp Act of 1765, and marked the first time that Americans met together from each of the 13 colonies and planned a common ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 February 2025. Leif Erikson (c. 970 – c. 1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration ...