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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 ...
The length of a full four-year presidential term of office usually amounts to 1,461 days (three common years of 365 days plus one leap year of 366 days). If the last day is included, all numbers would be one day more, except Grover Cleveland would have two more days, as he served two non-consecutive terms. [a]
January 20, 1937 – President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner begin second terms. 1937 – Hindenburg disaster, killing 35 people and marking an end to airship travel; 1937 – Panay incident, a Japanese attack on the United States Navy gunboat USS Panay while anchored in the Yangtze River outside of Nanjing
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.
Jack D. Forbes, Native American writer, scholar, and political activist (d. 2011) Charles Jenkins Sr., American sprinter; Joseph Naso, American serial killer; January 9 – Bart Starr, American football player and coach (d. 2019) January 10 – Leonard Boswell, American politician (d. 2018) January 16 – Marilyn Horne, American mezzo-soprano [6]
In 1957, Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans, which was published in many American newspapers. [6] Jean Paul Getty, when asked his reaction to being named wealthiest American and whether he was worth a billion dollars, said, "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" and then added, "But remember, a billion dollars isn't ...
Barack Obama was elected and officially inaugurated as president of the United States of America on January 20, 2009. He was re-elected president in November 2012 and was sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2013. The national exit poll shows self-identified conservatives comprise 34% of the voters and support McCain 78% to 20%.
March 4, 1901 – President McKinley begins second term; Roosevelt becomes the 25th vice president. September 6, 1901 – McKinley is shot, in Buffalo, New York. September 14, 1901 – President McKinley dies, Vice President Roosevelt becomes the 26th president [1] 1901 – U.S. Steel founded by John Pierpont Morgan; 1901 – Hay–Pauncefote ...