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George Washingoton Inagurated as President
The inauguration marked the commencement of the first four-year term of George Washington as President. John Adams had already taken office as Vice President on April 21. Sworn in by Chancellor of New York Robert Livingston during this first presidential inauguration, Washington became the first President of the United States following the ratification of the Constitution. -
11th Amendment Passed by Congress
The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State. -
John Adams Inagurated as President
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He was the second president of the United States
Adams was the first President to live in the White House.
Adams had a tough job filling Washington's shoes. His advocacy of the Alien and Sedition Acts allowed him to silence critics, but made him unpopular. He lost his re-election to Thomas Jefferson. -
Thomas Jefferson Inaugurated as President
Considered the most brilliant President, he wrote the Declaration of Independence, founded the University of Virginia, and was an architect, a farmer, and a scientist.
Jefferson approved the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, which nearly doubled the size of the U.S.
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12th Amendment Passed by Congress
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James Madison Inaugurated as President
Madison is considered the father of the Bill of Rights.
Madison presided over the War of 1812 with Britain, during which the White House was burned. The war ended in a draw.
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James Monroe Inaugurated as President
Monroe lived out his retirement in poverty.
His term is called the "Era of Good Feeling" because there was little partisan fighting. He formulated the Monroe Doctrine, which declared the Americas off-limits to European meddling.
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John Quincy Adams Inaugurated a President
Learn MoreJohn Adams and John Quincy Adams were the first father and son to have served as Presidents.
Accused of winning the White House through corruption, he was plagued by accusations of misdeeds throughout his presidency.
After his presidency, Adams served nine terms in the House of Representatives, until his death in 1848.
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Andrew Jackson Inaugurated as President
Learn MoreJackson was the first President to ride on a train.
Though he was a rich planter, Jackson was considered the common people's friend. Dubbed "Old Hickory" because he was so tough, Jackson greatly expanded the powers of the Presidency.
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Martin Van Buren Inagurated as President
Van Buren was the first President to be born an American citizen, rather than a British subject.
Van Buren's Presidency was marred by an economic depression that led to bank failures and food riots. He was easily defeated for reelection.
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William Henry Harrison Inagurated as President
Harrison delivered a marathon inaugural speech during which he caught a cold. He died a month later.
Harrison was the first President to die in office and he served the briefest term.
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John Tyler Inaugurated as President
Tyler had 15 children, more than any President.
Tyler was expected to be a passive "acting President" while he finished Harrison's term. But he refused to be passive. He made enemies in Congress and was the first President to be threatened with impeachment. The effort failed.
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James K. Polk Inaugurated as President
Polk is the only President to have served as Speaker of the House.
Polk was the first "dark horse" or little-known nominee to become President. He presided over the Mexican War, which added Texas, California, and other territory to the U.S.
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Zachary Taylor Inaugurated as President
Taylor won fame as a general in the Mexican War. His soldiers called him "Old Rough and Ready."
Taylor threatened to use force to keep the South from leaving the Union. After his death, a compromise allowed slavery to continue in the South.
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Millard Fillmore Inaugurated as President
Learn MoreFillmore approved the Compromise of 1850, allowing slavery in the South. But neither North nor South was happy with it, and Fillmore was blamed for the law's failure.
In 1856, Fillmore ran for President on the anti-immigrant Know-Nothing Party ticket.
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Franklin Pierce Inaugurated as President
Pierce's wife hated Washington, D.C., so much, that she fainted when she found out he had been nominated for President.
Pierce supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which gutted the Compromise of 1850.
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James Buchanan Inaugurated as President
Buchanan was the only bachelor to ever serve in the White House.
Buchanan tried in vain to find a compromise to keep the South from seceding from the Union, but failed.
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Abraham Lincoln Inaugurated as President
Learn More</a>Lincoln led the Union into the Civil War to preserve the nation and end slavery. He was assassinated just five days after the Confederate armies surrendered.
Polls show that Lincoln is the most admired President.
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Homestead Act
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13th Amendment Passed by Congress
Section 1.
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Section 2.
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Andrew Johnson Inaugurated as President
Succeeding Lincoln, Johnson found himself in bitter battles with Congress over Reconstruction. He was impeached and tried by the Senate, but was acquitted by one vote.
Johnson was the only southern senator to stay loyal to the Union.
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Abraham Lincoln Assassinated
Abraham Lincoln died in Petersen House on April 15th 1865. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. He was 56 years, 2 months and 3 days old when he died. Abraham Lincoln was shot in the Presidential Box at the Ford's Theater, Washington D.C., on the 14th of April, 1865. Just over a month after he was re-elected for President. -
14th Amendment Passed by Congress
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15th Amendment Passed by Congress
Section 1.
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude--
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Ulysses S. Grant Inaugurated as President
Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant, but an error on his application to West Point changed his name to Ulysses Simpson Grant. He liked the initials so much that he kept the name.
Grant was the top Union military hero of the Civil War. His two terms were marred by scandals.
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Transcontinental Railroad Completed
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Rutherford B. Hayes Inaugurated as President
Hayes is one of only three Presidents to lose the popular vote but win the office. He won the election by one electoral vote.
Hayes's wife, Lucy, was the first First Lady to graduate from college.
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Light Bulb
Thomas edison Finalises the light bulb. It wasn't until a year later that it became mass produced. -
US Population Growth
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James Garfield Inaugurated as President
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James A. Garfield Inaugurated as President
Garfield set out to reform the "spoils system" by which politicians gave their friends low-level political offices. He was assassinated on September 19th of 1881, by a disappointed office seeker.
Garfield was the first left-handed President.
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Chester A. Arthur Inaugurated as President
Arthur was unknown before being elected, but surprised people by being honest and responsible. He helped create the Civil Service.
As a lawyer, Arthur defended a black woman who had been abused on a streetcar. He won the case, which led the streetcar companies to integrate.
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Grover Cleveland Inaugurated as President
Cleveland is the only President to be elected to two non consecutive terms.
Cleveland expanded the Civil Service and ended wasteful government programs. But an economic depression wrecked his second term.
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Interstate Commerce Act
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Benjamin Harrison Inaugurated as President
Harrison was caught between reformers who were fighting the spoils system and those who wanted to continue it, and was defeated after one term.
Harrison's grandfather was President William Henry Harrison.
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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Grover Cleveland Inaugurated as President
He was the 24th as well as previously the 22nd. Learn More -
First US Polio Epidemic
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William McKinley Inaugurated as President
McKinley led the U.S. during the Spanish-American War. The U.S. won several important overseas colonies.
Only moments after handing a girl his "lucky" red carnation, McKinley was assassinated.
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Theodore Roosevelt Inaugurated as President
Roosevelt was one of the most activist Presidents. His many accomplishments included the building of the Panama Canal, cracking down on business monopolies, and creating many national parks.
Roosevelt was the first President to visit a foreign country while in office.
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Pure Food and Drug Act
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William Howard Taft Inaugurated as President
Taft continued many of Roosevelt's policies. A conservative, he alienated the progressive wing of his party and lost reelection.
Taft is the only President who became a Supreme Court Justice.
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16th Amendment Passed by Congress
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration -
17th Amendment Passed by Congress
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures.
When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of -
Woodrow Wilson Inaugurated as President
After initially opposing World War I (1914-1918), Wilson led the U.S. into the war and drafted the peace plan that ended it. Wilson then fought to create the League of Nations, the forerunner of the United Nations.
Wilson was the first President to hold a news conference.
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Clayton Anti-Trust Act
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18th Amendment Passed by Congress
Section 1.
After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.
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Spanish Flu of 1918
Spanish flu pandemic -
19th Amendment Passed by Congress
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. -
Warren G. Harding Inaugurated as President
Harding died in office, just as massive corruption in the Teapot Dome scandal was about to become public. Because of these scandals, Harding is regarded as the worst President.
Harding's election was the first in which women voted.
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President FDR gets polio
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Calvin Coolidge Inaugurated as President
Coolidge's term was marked by economic prosperity. However, he ignored signs that the stock market was likely to collapse.
Coolidge was known as "Silent Cal." Once a reporter said to him, "I bet my editor I could get more than two words out of you." Coolidge replied: "You lose."
He was the 30th president. Learn More -
Herbert C. Hoover Inaugurated as President
The stock market crashed a few months into Hoover's term. The Great Depression that followed was widely and some say unfairly blamed on Hoover.
Hoover organized relief efforts in Europe after both World Wars.
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20th Amendment Passed by Congress
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FDR Pledges New Deal
Franklin D. Roosevelt wins the Democratic Party's nomination for the presidency, prevailing on the fourth ballot at the Democratic Convention in Chicago. In a break with precedent, Roosevelt travels to Chicago to accept the nomination in person. "I pledge you, I pledge myself," Roosevelt declares, "to a new deal for the American people." -
FDR Elected
Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Herbert Hoover in a landslide to win the presidency. Hoover wins only six states as FDR steamrolls to victory with more than 57% of the popular vote and 89% of the electoral vote. -
FDR Inogurated
Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated as President of the United States. In his inaugural address, Roosevelt famously declares that "the only thing to fear is fear itself." -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Inaugurated as President
Roosevelt led the nation during the Great Depression of the 1930s and to victory in World War II (1941–1945). He also greatly expanded the size and role of the federal government through his New Deal social programs.
Roosevelt is the only President elected four times.
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FDR Economy Bill
Congress passes Franklin D. Roosevelt's economy bill, slashing government spending by cutting $500 million in scheduled payments to veterans and federal employees. -
First Fireside Chat
Franklin D. Roosevelt conducts his first "Fireside Chat," going on the radio to communicate directly with the American people. Roosevelt reassures the country that its banks are now safe for business. -
Federal Emergency Relief Act
Congress passes the Federal Emergency Relief Act, distributing hundreds of millions of dollars to the states for dispersal to the one-fourth of the national workforce unable to obtain jobs. -
21st Amendment
The Twenty-First Amendment takes full effect, ending Prohibition not only on beer and wine—legalized in March—but also on hard liquor. -
Harry S. Truman Inaugurated as President
Truman made the fateful decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. World War II ended days later. Truman also led the U.S. during the Korean War (1950-1953).
On his desk, Truman had a plaque that said "The Buck Stops Here."
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Red Scare
Harry S Truman issued and executive order, known as the Loyalty Order. all federal employees be analyzed to determine whether they were sufficiently loyal to the government. -
22nd Amendment Passed by Congress
Section 1.
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. -
Breakthrough Culturing Viruses
Major Breaktrough in the Cuturing of the polio Virus. This means they are a step closer to finding the vaccine. -
AIDS Begins
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23rd Mendment Passed by Congress
A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous State; they shall be in addition to those appointed by the States, but they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors appointed by a State; and they shall meet in the District and perform such duties as provided -
John F Kennedy is elected President
John F. Kennedy becomes the youngest man ever to be elected president of the United States, narrowly beating Republican Vice President Richard Nixon. He was also the first Catholic to become president.The campaign was hard fought and bitter. For the first time, presidential candidates engaged in televised debates. Many observers believed that Kennedy’s poised and charming performance during the four debates made the difference in the final vote. -
24th Amendment Passed by Congress
Section 1.
The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax. Section 2.
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LBJ asumes presidential status
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25th Amendment Passed by Congress
Section 1.
In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President. Section 2.
Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. -
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26th Amendment Passed by Congress
Section 1.
The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age. Section 2.
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George H. W. Bush becomes Ambassador to the United Nations
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Ronald Regan Elected President
Ronald Wilson Reagan is elected the 40th President of the United States along with his Vice Presidential Nominee, George H. W. Bush. Defeating the Presidential incumbent Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale -
AIDS Recognised as Virus
United States was the first country to recognise AIDS as a virus -
AIDS Victums
Non-homos start getting AIDS -
Ronald Regan Re-elected
President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George Bush are re-elected after beating the Walter Mondale/Ferraro democratic ticket -
Vaccination Promised
A government official promised a vaccination within two years -
George H.W. Bush elected president
George H. W. Bush is elected the 41st President of the United States along with Vice President nominee Dan Quale. Beating the Michael Dukakis /Loyd Benson Democratic ticket -
Magic Johnson has HIV
Magic Johnson, the basketball player, tells everyone that he has HIV -
Death by AIDS
A little kid dies from AIDS in the US and people freak out world wide. -
AIDS Count
By this time, there wer 83,000 recorded cases of AIDS and 45,000 recorded deaths caused by AIDS -
27th Amendment Ratified
It was origionally proposed Sept. 25th 1987
No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened. -
George W. Bush Elected President
On December 13, George W. Bush and Richard Cheney are declared winners of the Presidential election over Democratic challengers Albert Gore/Joe Lieberman ticket -
9/11
9/11September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States -
George W. Bush 9/11 Speach
On September 14, Bush gives his ground zero "I Can Hear You " mega phone speech -
United States goes to war
October 7, The United States goes to war with the Afghanistan In response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks -
No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is the most recent iteration of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), the major federal law authorizing federal spending on programs to support K-12 schooling. ESEA is the largest source of federal spending on elementary and secondary education. -
Iraq War Address
President Bush addresses the nation and declares war with Iraq -
George W. Bush re-elected
President Bush wins re-election over challenger Senator John F. Kerry -
Hurricane Katrina
August 29, Hurricane Katrina devestated the gulf of Mexico's bordering southern states. -
Mexian Immigration Issue Addressed
A bill to build a 700 mile fence along the Mexican border is signed -
Saddam Hussein Killed
After many years of searching and debate, Saddam Hussein is found guilty of war crimes and is hanged in Bagdad, Iraq -
Barack Hussein Obama is elected President 0f the United States
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Bush signs the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
LinkThe Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 was legislation passed in the wake of the international credit and subprime mortgage crisis that began to make itself known around 2007. The legislation established the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) which was created to purchase "troubled assets" from institutional investors. The legislation was signed into law by President George W. Bush in October 2008.
