1783 – After the Revolution some of the Loyalists stay in the United States. Some went back to England. Many moved to Essex County, Ontario and Nova Scotia in Canada. 1
1785 – Virginia abolishes Primogeniture, the practice of conveying an estate to the oldest son.
1787 – On January 25, 1787, Shay’s Rebellion – Massachusetts farmers faces with high taxes, eviction and imprisonment for debt, attack the Springfield Arsenal. George Washington wrote to James Madison: “If there exists not a power to check them, what security has a man for life, liberty or property?”
1787 – May 14, 1787: The Constitutional Convention, with George Washington presiding, convenes in Philadelphia.
1787 – July 13, 1787: The Northwest Ordinance established a system of government for the region and prohibits slavery from the territory.
1787 – On December 7, 1787, the First State to ratify the United States Constitution was Delaware, the First State or New Sweden.
1787 – On December 12, 1787, the second state to ratify the United States Constitution was Pennsylvania, the Quaker State or the Liberty Bell State.
1787 – On December 18, 1787, the Third State to ratify the United States Constitution was New Jersey, the Garden State or liberty and Prosperity.
1788 – On January 2, 1788, the Fourth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Georgia, the Peach State or Wisdom, Justice and Moderation.
1788 – On January, 9, 1788, the Fifth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Connecticut, the Brownstone State or He who Transplants still Sustains.
1788 – On February 6, 1788, the Sixth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Massachusetts, the Pilgrim State or the Bay State.
1788 – On the Thirtieth day of April, in 1789. George Washington was elected the first United States President. He was born on the Twenty-second day of February, in 1732. George Washington served as the commanding General, in the American Revolution. He died in 1799. He served two four year terms as President, from the Thirtieth of April, in 1789 to the Fourth day of March, in 1797. George Washington’s Vice President was John Adams.
1788 – On April 18, 1788, the Seventh State to ratify the United States Constitution was Maryland, the Chesapeake State or Strong Deeds, Gentle Words.
1788 – On May 23, 1788, the Eighth State to ratify the United States Constitution was South Carolina, the Palmetto State or While I Breath, I Hope.
1788 – On June, 21, 1788, the Ninth State to ratify the United States Constitution was New Hampshire, the Granite State or Live Free or Die.
1788 – On June 25, 1788, the Tenth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Virginia, The Old Dominion State or Thus Always to Tyrants.
1788 – On July 25, 1788, the Eleventh State to ratify the United States Constitution was New York, the Empire State or Ever Forward.
1788 – On November 21, 1788, the Twelfth State to ratify the United States Constitution was North Carolina, The Tar Heel State or To Be Rather Than To Seem.
1790 – January 14, 1790: the Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton recommends that the Federal Government assume the national debt and state debts incurred during the Revolution. In exchange for southern support, northern members of Congress agree to move the United states capital to a site located between Maryland and Virginia.
1790 – On May 29, 1790, the Thirteenth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Rhode Island, the Ocean State, the Plantation State or Hope.
1790 – The United States Population: 3,929,625.
1790 – the Bill of Rights was ratified, protecting individual liberties from the power of the central government. The first ten amendments to the Constitution guarantee such basic rights as freedom of speech, religion and assembly and the right to a jury trial.
1790 – On December 21, 1790, Samuel Slater opens the first cotton mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
1791 – March 3, 1791: To raise revenue, Congress imposes a tax of 20-30 cents a gallon on distilled spirits.
1791 – On March 4, 1791, the Fourteenth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Vermont, the Green Mountain State or Freedom and Unity.
1792 – On June 1, 1792, the Fifteenth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Kentucky, the Bluegrass State or United We Stand, Divided We Fall.
1792 – On October 28, 1793, Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin. He learned how to separate seeds from raw cotton from a slave, known as Sam.
1794 – Charles Willson Peale opened America’s first museum of natural history in Philadelphia.
1794 – From July to November: At the Whiskey Rebellion, president Washington showed the ability of the federal government to enforce its laws by calling out state militia to suppress a tax revolt by farmers in western Pennsylvania.
1794 – On August 20, 1794, General Anthony Wayne defeated Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, opening the Ohio county to white settlement.
1796 – On June 1, 1796, the Sixteenth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Tennessee, the Volunteer State.
1797 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1797. John Adams was elected the second United States President. He was born in 1735. John Adams was a member of the Federalist Party. He died in 1826. John Adams served one term of four years as President, from the Fourth day of March, in 1797 to the Fourth day of March in 1801. John Adam’s Vice President was Thomas Jefferson.
1798 – On December 14, 1798, George Washington died at his home at Mount Vernon. Light-House Harry Lee delivered the famous eulogy: To the memory of the man, first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen.
1801 – On January 20, John Marshall was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court. Under his leadership, the court established the judiciary’s right to declare federal and state laws unconstitutional.
1801 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1801. Thomas Jefferson was elected the third President of the United States. He was born in 1743. Thomas Jefferson was a member of the Democratic-Republicans. He died in 1826. Thomas Jefferson served two terms, of eight years as President from the Fourth day of March, in 1801 to the Fourth day of March, in 1809. Thomas Jefferson’s first Vice President was Aaron Burr. His second Vice President was George Clinton.
1801 – On April 30, 1801, President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon, acquiring 800,000 square miles for $15 million.
1803 – On March 1, 1803, the Seventeenth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Ohio, the Buckeye State or The Heart Of It All.
1804 – On March 14, 1804, The Lewis and Clark Expedition sets out from St. Louis. The party explored 8,000 miles along the Missouri and Columbia Rivers as far as the Pacific, returning in 1806.
1804 – On July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr. Hamilton was the challenger. Burr was the better shot. Since then, it was discovered that Hamilton’s pistol was a trick gun.
1807 – On June 22, 1807: Robert Fulton pilot’s his Steamship the Clermont on the Hudson River, ushering in a new era of steam powered transportation.
1808 – On January 1, 1808, the Congress prohibits the African slave trade.
1809 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1809. James Madison was elected the fourth President of the United States. He was born in 1751. He died in 1836. James Madison was a member of the Democratic Republicans. He served two terms, of eight years as President from the Fourth day of March, in 1809 to the Fourth day of March, in 1817. James Madison’s first Vice President was George Clinton. His second Vice President was Elbridge Gerry.
1810 – United States Population: 7,239,881.
1810 – October 27, 1810, Following the revolt by American settlers in West Florida in September, the United States annexed the area.
1811 – January, 1811: A slave revolt in Louisiana resulted in the death of 75 slaves.
1812 – On April 30, 1812, the Eighteenth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Louisiana, the Pelican State.
1812 – The word gerrymander is coined after the Massachusetts Republicans reapportion the state’s senate districts. One district resembled a salamander, so gerrymander, after Governor Elbridge Gerry.
1812 – On June 18, 1812, the United States Congress voted to declare war, with Britain over interference with American shipping and impressment of American sailors.
1814 – On September 10, 1812, Lieutenant Oliver Hazzard Perry announced his naval victory at the Battle of Lake Erie, with the words: “We have met the enemy and they are ours.”
1814 – October 5, 1814: The Indian Leader Tecumseh was killed at the Battle of Thames in Canada, ending hopes for an Indian Confederation resisting American expansion.
1814 – Francis Cabot Lowell opens the first United States factory able to convert raw cotton into cloth using power machinery.
1814 – May 27, 1814: The Creek Chief Red Eagle surrendered to General Andrew Jackson after the Battle of Horse Shoe Bend, opening Southern and western to Alabama settlement.
1814 – August 24, 1814: The British avenged an American raid on York, now Toronto, Ontario, in Canada, by setting fire to the White House, in Washington, D.C.
1814 – September 14, 1814: Lawyer Francis Scott Key, held on a British ship, wrote ” The Star Spangled Banner,” which was later made the country’s national anthem.
1814 – December 24, 1814, the War of 1812 ended when the Treaty of Ghent was signed in what is now Belgium. The treaty went into effect on February 17, 1815, after both sides had ratified it.
1816 – On December 11, 1816, the Nineteenth State to ratify the United State Constitution was Indiana, the Hoosier State or the Cross Roads of America.
1817 – On the Fourth day of March, 1817. James Monroe was elected the fifth President of the United States. He was born in 1758. He died in 1831. James Monroe was a member of the Democratic Republicans. He served two terms, of eight years as President from the Fourth day of March, in 1809 to the Fourth day of March, in 1825. James Monroe’s Vice President was Daniel D. Tompkins.
1817 – On December 10, 1817, the Twentieth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Mississippi, the Magnolia State or the Hospitality State.
1818 – On December 3, 1818, the Twenty-first State to ratify the United States Constitution was Illinois, the Land of Lincoln.
1819 – On December 14, 1819, the Fourteenth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Alabama, the Heart of Dixie or We Dare Defend Our Rights.
1820 – On March 15, 1820, the Twenty-third State to ratify the United States Constitution was Maine, Vacationland or I Lead.
1821 – On August 10, 1821, the Twenty-fourth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Missouri, the Show Me State.
1825 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1825. John Quincy Adams was elected the sixth President of the United States. He was born in 1767. He died in 1848. John Quincy Adams was a member of the Democratic Republicans. Later he was a member of the National Republicans. He served one term of four years, as President from the Fourth day of March, in1825, to the Fourth day of March, in 1829. John Quincy Adams’ Vice President was John C. Calhoun.
1829 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1829. Andrew Jackson was elected the seventh President of the United States. He was born in 1767. He died in 1845. Andrew Jackson was a member of the Democratic Party. He served two terms of eight years, as President from the Fourth day of March, in 1829 to the Fourth day of March, in 1837. Andrew Jackson’s Vice President was Martin Van Buren, for the last four years.
1836 – On June15, 1836, the Twenty-fifth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Arkansas, the Natural State or the Land of Opportunity.
1837 – On January 26, 1837, the Twenty-sixth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Michigan, the Great Lakes State.
1837 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1837. Martin Van Buren was elected the eighth President of the United States. He was born in 1782. He died in 1862. Martin Van Buren was a member of the Democratic Party. He served one term of four years, as President from the Fourth day of march, in 1837 to the Fourth day of March, in 1841. Martin Van Buren’s Vice President was Richard Mentor Johnson.
1841 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1841. William Henry Harrison was elected the ninth President of the United States. He was born in 1773. He died in 1841. William Henry Harrison was a member of the Whig Party. He served one month of this four year term, as President from the Fourth day of March, in 1841 to the Fourth day of April, in 1841. William Henry Harrison’s Vice President was John Tyler.
1841 – On the Fourth day of April, in 1841, John Tyler came to the office of the tenth President of the United States, because of President William Henry Harrison’s death. He was born in 1790. He died in 1862. John Tyler was a member of the Whig Party. He served one term of four years, as President from the Fourth day of April, in 1841 to the Fourth day of March, in 1845. John Tyler’s Vice President’s seat was never filled.
1841 – On the Fourth or Sixth day of April, in 1841, John Tyler came to office of the tenth President of the United States. The vice Presidents office was never filled.
1845 – On March 3, 1845, the Twenty-seventh State to ratify the United States Constitution was Florida, the Everglades State or In God We Trust.
1845 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1845. James Knox Polk was elected the eleventh President of the United States. He was born in 1795. He died in 1849. James Knox Polk was a member of the Democratic Party. He served one four year term as President from the Fourth day of March, in 1845 to the Fourth day of March, in 1849. James Knox Polk’s Vice President was George M. Dallas.
1845 – On March 24, 1845, Mexico broke off diplomatic relations with the United States.
1845 – On June 15, 1845, President James Polk directed General Zachary Taylor to take a position near the Rio Grande, the border with Mexico, which Taylor did not follow exactly.
1845 – On July 4, 1845, the Congress of Texas votes for annexation to the United States.
1845 – On September 16, 1845 President Polk appointed John Slidell as secret agent to Mexico to attempt to purchase Upper California and New Mexico.
1845 – In September, 1845, the “Irish Potato Famine” resulted in a surge of Irish immigration to the United States.
1845 – On December 2, 1845, President Polk announced that the Americas were not to be considered as subjects for colonization, by any European powers, in an address about negotiations with Britain about Oregon. Also, the admission of Texas to the United States, awaited an act of Congress.
1845 – On December 9, 1845, United States Congress announced that Texas had accepted the terms of Admission.
1845 – On December 29, 1845, the Twenty-eighth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Texas, the Lone Star State.
1846 – On January 13, 1846, General Taylor occupied positions near the Left Bank of the Rio Grande.
1846 – On March 24, 1846, President Polk made the case for an increase in naval and military forces, especially with respect to Mexico.
1846 – On April 21, 1846 President Polk informed his cabinet he would recommend that Congress adopt energetic measured against Mexico.
1846 – On April 25, 1846, the first Mexican United States military clash took place. An American Reconnaissance party was attacked by a larger Mexican force. 11 were killed, five wounded and 47 Americans were captured.
1846 – On May 8 and 9, 1846 the United States Army under General Zachary Taylor, won victories over Mexican forces in the Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma.
1846 – On May 13, 1846 the United States declared war with Mexico.
1846 – On December 18, 1846, the Twenty-ninth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Iowa, the Hawkeye State.
1848 – On May 29, 1848, the Thirtieth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Wisconsin, the Badger State.
1849 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1849. Zachary Taylor was elected the twelfth President of the United States. He was born in 1784. He died in 1850. Zachary Taylor was a member of the Whig Party. He served sixteen months of his four year term, before he died, from the Fourth day of March in 1849, to the Ninth day of July, in 1850. Zackary Taylor’s Vice President Was Millard Fillmore.
1850 – On the Ninth day of July, in 1850. Millard Fillmore came to the office of the thirteenth of President, because of the death, of President Zachary Taylor. Millard Fillmore was born in 1800. He died in 1874. He was a member of the Whig Party. He served from the Ninth day of July, in 1850 to the Fourth day of March, in 1853. Millard Fillmore’s Vice President’s office was left vacant.
1850 – On September 9, 1850, the Thirty-first State to ratify the United States Constitution was California, the Golden State or the Eureka State.
1853 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1853. Franklin Pierce was elected the fourteenth President of the United States. He was born in 1804. He died in 1869. Franklin Pierce was a member of the Democratic Party. He served one four year term, from the Fourth day of March, in 1853 to the Fourth day of March, in 1857. Franklin Pierce’s Vice President was William R. King.
1857 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1857. James Buchanan was elected the fifteenth President of the United States. He was born in 1791. He died in 1768. James Buchanan was a member of the Democratic Party. He served one four year term, from the Fourth day of March, in 1857 to the Fourth day of March, in 1861. James Buchanan’s Vice President was John C. Breckinridge.
1858 – On May 11, 1858, the Thirty-second State to ratify the United States Constitution was Minnesota, the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
1859 – On February 14, 1859, the Thirty-third State to ratify the United States Constitution was Oregon, the Beaver State.
1861 – On January 29, 1861, the Thirty-fourth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Kansas, the Jayhawk State or To the Stars through Difficulties.
1861 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1861. Abraham Lincoln was elected the sixteenth President of the United States. He was born in 1809. He died in 1865. Abraham Lincoln was a member of the Republican Party and the National Union Party. He served one term and a short part of another term, from the Fourth day of March, in 1861 to the Fifteenth day of April, in 1865. Abraham Lincoln’s first Vice President was Hannibal Hamlin and the second was Andrew Johnson.
1863 – On June 20, 1863, the Thirty-fifth State to ratify the United States Constitution was West Virginia, the Mountain State or Mountaineers Are Always Free.
1864 – On October 31, 1864, the Thirty-sixth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Nevada, All for Our Country or the Silver State.
1865 – On the Fifteenth day of April, in 1865. Andrew Johnson assumed the seventeenth office of the Presidency, of the United States, because of the death of Abraham Lincoln. He was born in 1808. He died in 1875. Andrew Johnson was a member of the Democratic Party. He served the remainder of Abraham Lincoln’s last term, from the fifteenth day of 1865 to the Fourth day of March, in 1869. His Vice President’s office was unfilled.
1867 – On March 1, 1867, the Thirty-seventh State to ratify the United States Constitution was Nebraska, the Cornhusker State or Honestly, Its Not For Everyone.
1869 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1869. Ulysses Simpson Grant was elected the eighteenth President of the United States. He was born in 1822. He died in 1885. Ulysses Simpson Grant was a member of the Republican Party. He served two terms from the Fourth day of March, in 1869 to the Fourth day of March, in 1877. Ulysses Simpson Grant’s first Vice President was Schuyler Colfax. The Second was Henry Wilson.
1876 – On August 1, 1876, the Thirty-eighth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Colorado, the Rocky Mountain State or Nothing without Providence or Deity.
1877 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1877. Rutherford B. Hayes was elected the nineteenth President of the United States. He was born in 1822. He died in 1893. Rutherford B. Hayes was a member of the Republican Party. He served one term of four years, from the Fourth day of March, in 1877 to the Fourth day of March, in 1881. Rutherford B. Hayes’ Vice President was William A. Wheeler.
1881 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1881. James A. Garfield was elected the twentieth President of the United States. He was born in 1831. He died in 1881. James A. Garfield was a member of the Republican Party. He served six and one half months, before he was killed, from the Fourth day of March, in 1881 to the Nineteenth day of September, in1881, when James A. Garfield died. James A. Garfield’s Vice President was Chester A. Arthur.
1881 – On the Nineteenth day of September, in 1881. Chester A. Arthur assumed the Presidency when James A. Garfield died. He was born in 1829. He died in 1886. Chester A. Arthur was a member of the Republican Party. He was the twenty-first President. He served almost four years and four months, from the Nineteenth day of September, in 1881 to the Fourth day of March, in 1885. Chester A. Arthur never choose another Vice President.
1885 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1885. Grover Cleveland was elected the twenty-second president of the United States. He was born in 1837. He died in 1908. Grover Cleveland was a member of the Democratic Party. He served one term, of four years, from the Fourth day of March, in 1885 to the Fourth day of March, in 1889. Grover Cleveland’s Vice President was Thomas A. Hendricks.
1889 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1889. Benjamin Harrison was elected the Twenty-third President of the United States. He was born in 1833. He died in 1901. Benjamin Harrison was a member of the Republican Party. He served on term of four years, from the Fourth day of March, in 1889 to the Fourth day of March, in 1893. Benjamin Harrison’s Vice President was Levi P. Morton.
1889 – On November 2, 1889, the Thirty-ninth State to ratify the United States Constitution was North Dakota, the Flickertail State or Under God and People Rule.
1889 – On November 2, 1889, the Fortieth State to ratify the United States Constitution was South Dakota, the Mount Rushmore State.
1889 – On November 8, 1889, the Forty-first State to ratify the United States Constitution was Montana, the Big Sky State.
1889 – On November 11, 1889, the Forty-second State to ratify the United States Constitution was Washington, the Evergreen State or Bye and Bye.
1890 – On July 3, 1890, the Forty-third State to ratify the United States Constitution was Idaho, the Spud State or It shall be Perpetual.
1890 – On July 10, 1890, the Forty-fourth State to ratify the United State Constitution was Wyoming, Equal Rights or the Cowboy State.
1893 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1893. Grover Cleveland was elected the Twenty-fourth President of the United States. He was born in 1837. He died in 1808. Grover Cleveland was a member of the Democratic Party. He served his second term from the Fourth day of March in 1893 to the Fourth day of March, in 1897. Grover Cleveland’s second Vice President was Adlai Stevenson.
1893 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1897. William McKinley was elected the twenty-fifth President of the United States. He was born in 1843. He died in 1901. William McKinley was a member of the Republican Party. He served four years of his first term, and under six months of his second term, from the Fourth day of March, in 1897 to the Fourteenth day of September, in 1901. William McKinley’s first Vice President was Garret Hobart. His second Vice President was Theodore Roosevelt.
1896 – On January 4, 1896, the Forty-fifth State to ratify the United State Constitution was Utah, the Beehive State or Industry.
1901 – On the Fourteenth day of September, in 1901. Theodore Roosevelt assumed the Presidency, when William McKinley died. Theodore Roosevelt became the twenty-sixth President of the United States. He was born in 1858. He died in 1919. Theodore Roosevelt was a member of the Republican Party. He served almost two terms from the Fourteenth day of September, in 1901 to the Fourth day of March, in 1909. Theodore Roosevelt’s Vice President was Charles W. Fairbanks.
1907 – On November 16, 1907, the Forty-sixth State to ratify the United State Constitution was Oklahoma, the Sooner State.s
1909 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1909. William Howard Taft was elected the Twenty-seventh President of the United States. He was born in 1857. He died in 1930. William Howard Taft was a member of the Republican Party. He served one term of four years, from the Fourth day of March, in 1909 to the Fourth day of March, in 1913. William Howard Taft’s Vice President was James S. Sherman.
1912 – On January 6, 1912, the Forty-seventh State to ratify the United States Constitution was New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment.
1912 – On February 14, 1912, the Forty-eighth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Arizona, the Grand Canyon State or God Enriches.
1913 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1913. Woodrow Wilson was elected the Twenty-eighth President of the United States. He was born in 1856. He died in 1924. Woodrow Wilson was a member of the Democratic Party. He served two terms from the Fourth day of March, in 1913 to the Fourth day of March, in 1921. Woodrow Wilson’s Vice President was Thomas R. Marshall.
1921 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1921. Warren Gabriel Harding was elected the Twenty-ninth President of the United States. He was born in 1865. He died in 1923. Warren Gabriel Harding was a member of the the Republican Party. He served part of one term, from the Fourth day of March, in 1921 to the Second day of August, in 1923. Warren Gabriel Harding’s Vice President was Calvin Coolidge.
1923 – On the Second day of August, in 1923. Calvin Coolidge assumed the Presidency after the death of Warren Gabriel Harding. He became the Thirtieth President. Calvin Coolidge was born in 1872. He died in 1933. Calvin Coolidge was a member of the Republican Party. He served one full term and part of another, from The second day of August, in 1923, to the Fourth day of March, in 1929. Calvin Coolidge’s Vice President was Charles G. Dawes.
1929 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1929. Herbert Hoover was elected the Thirty-first President of the United States. He was born in 1874. He died in 1964. Herbert Hoover was a member of the Republican Party. He served two full terms, from the Fourth day of March, in 1929 to the Fourth day of March, in 1933. Herbert Hoover’s Vice President was Charles Curtis.
1933 – On the Fourth day of March, in 1933. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected the Thirty-second President, of the United States. He was born in 1882. He died in 1945. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a member of the Democratic Party. He served three full terms and part of a fourth term, from the Fourth day of March, in 1933 to the Twelfth day of April, in 1945. Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Vice Presidents were John Nance Garner, Henry A. Wallace and Harry S. Truman.
1945 – On the Twelfth day of April, in 1945, Harry S. Truman assumed the Presidency, after the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s death, and Harry S. Truman was the Thirty-third President of the United States. He was born in 1884. He died in 1953. Harry S. Truman was a member of the Democratic Party. He served one full term and part of another, from the Twelfth day of April, in 1945 to the Twentieth day of January, in 1953. Harry S. Truman’s Vice President was Alben W. Barkley.
1953 – On the Twentieth day of January, in 1953. Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected the Thirty-fourth President of the United States. He was born in 1890. He died in 1969. Dwight D. Eisenhower was a member of the Republican Party. He served two terms, from the Twentieth day of January, in 1953 to the Twentieth day of January, in 1961. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Vice President was Richard M. Nixon.
1959 – On January 3, 1959, the Forty-ninth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Alaska, the Land of the Midnight Sun or Seward’s Folly or North to the Future.
1959 – On August 21, 1959, the Fiftieth State to ratify the United States Constitution was Hawaii, the Pineapple State or the Aloha State or Hawaii Is Not A State Of Mind, But A State Of Grace.
1961 – On the Twentieth day of January, in 1961. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was elected the Thirty-fifth President of the United States. He was born in 1917. He died in 1963. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was a member of the Democratic party. He served part of one term, from the Twentieth day of January, in 1961 to the Twenty-second day of November, in 1963. John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s Vice President was Lyndon Baines Johnson.
1963 – On the Twenty-second day of November, in 1963. Lyndon Baines Johnson assumed the Presidency, due the the death of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Lyndon Baines Johnson was the Thirty-sixth President. He was born in 1908. He died in 1973. Lyndon Baines Johnson was a member of the Democratic Party. He served from the Twenty-second day of November, in 1963 to the Twentieth day of January, in 1969. Lyndon Baines Johnson’s Vice President was Hubert Humphrey.
1969 – On the Twentieth day of January, in 1969. Richard M. Nixon was elected the Thirty-seventh President of the United States. He was born in 1913. He died in 1994. Richard M. Nixon was a member of the Republican Party. He served one full term and part of the next term, from the Twentieth day of January, in 1969 to the Ninth day of August, in 1974, when Richard M. Nixon resigned, the Presidency. His Vice Presidents were Spiro Agnew and Gerald Ford.
1974 – On the Ninth day of August, in 1974. Gerald Ford assumed the Presidency. He was the Thirty-eighth President of the United States. He was born in 1913. He died in 1977. Gerald Ford was a member of thee Republican Party. He served the remainder of Richard Nixon’s second term, from the Ninth day of August, in 1974 to the Twentieth day of January, in 1977. Gerald Ford’s Vice President was Nelson Rockefeller.
1977 – On the Twentieth day of January, in 1977. Jimmy Carter was elected the Thirty-ninth President of the United States. He was born in 1924. Jimmy Carter was a member of the Democratic Party. He served one term, from the Twentieth day of January, in 1977 to The Twentieth day of January, in 1981. Jimmy Carter’s Vice President was Walter Mondale.
1981 – On the Twentieth day of January, in 1981. Ronald Reagan was elected the Fortieth President of the United States. He was born in 1911. He died in 2004. Ronald Reagan was a member of the Republican Party. He served two terms, from the Twentieth day of January, in 1981 to the Twentieth day of January, in 1989. Ronald Reagan’s Vice President was George Herbert Walker Bush.
1989 – On the Twentieth day of January, in 1989. George Herbert Walker Bush was elected the Forty-first President of the United States. He was born in 1924. He died in 2018. George Herbert Walker Bush was a member of the Republican Party. He served one term, from the Twentieth day of January, in 1989 to the Twentieth day of January, in 1993. George Herbert Walker Bush’s Vice President was Dan Quayle.
1993 – On the Twentieth day of January, in 1993. William Jefferson Clinton was elected the Forty-second President of the United States. He was born in 1946. William Jefferson Clinton was a member of the Democratic Party. He served two terms, from the Twentieth day of January, in 1993 to the Twentieth day of January, in 2001. William Jefferson Clinton’s Vice President was Al Gore.
2001 – On the Twentieth day of January, in 2001. George Walker Bush was elected the Forty-third President of the United States. He was born in 1946. George W. Bush was a member of the Republican Party. He served two terms, from the Twentieth day of January, in 2001 to the Twentieth day of January, in 2009. George Walker Bush’s Vice President was Dick Cheney.
2009 – On the Twentieth day of January, in 2009. Barack Obama was elected the Forty-four President of the United States. He was born in 1961. Barack Obama was a member of the Democratic Party. He served two terms, from the Twentieth day of January, in 2009 to the Twentieth day of January, in 2017. Barack Obama’s Vice President was Joseph Biden.
2017 – On the Twentieth day of January, in 2017. Donald Trump was elected the Forty-fifth President, of the United States. He was born in 1946. Donald Trump was a member of the Republican Party. He served one term, from the Twentieth day of January, in 2017 to the Twentieth day of January, in 2021. Donald Trump’s Vice President was Mike Pence.
2021 – On the Twentieth day of January, in 2021. Joseph Biden was elected the Forty-sixth President, of the United States. He was born in 1942. Joseph Biden is a member of the Democratic Party. His Vice President was Kamala Harris.