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[1] [2] [3] The first photo to appear on the cover of National Geographic was in the July 1959 issue of the magazine. [2] The cover story titled "New Stars for Old Glory" featured the 49-star flag of the United States after Alaska's admission to the Union as a U.S. state, [4] which was signed into law on July 3, 1959, by President Dwight D ...
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 ...
[1] [2] [3] This is a list of National Geographic cover stories including writers and photographers [4] starting in July 1959, when the magazine started featuring photos on the front cover. National Geographic was first published in October of 1888 [5] with the first photo to appear on the cover in July 1959, that of an American flag. [6 ...
John Oliver La Gorce (September 22, 1880 – December 23, 1959) was an American writer and explorer known for his work in the National Geographic Society.He served as Associate Editor of the Society from 1905 to 1922, Vice President from 1922 to 1954, and President from 1954 to 1957, before retiring at the age of 77.
1 List of National Geographic cover stories (1959 and 1960s) Toggle List of National Geographic cover stories (1959 and 1960s) subsection 1.1 Accessibility review (MOS:DTAB)
Melville Bell Grosvenor (November 26, 1901 – April 22, 1982) was the president of the National Geographic Society and editor of The National Geographic Magazine from 1957 to 1967. He was the grandson of telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell .
First president to live to 40+ year post-presidency, Carter left the White House in 1981 and lived another 43 years after being president, until 2024. [ 376 ] First president to live to the year when his official White House Christmas ornament was unveiled.
The length of a full four-year term of office for a president of the United States usually amounts to 1,461 days (three common years of 365 days plus one leap year of 366 days). The listed number of days is calculated as the difference between dates, which counts the number of calendar days except the first day (day zero).