Some Amazing Facts About American Presidents
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- Andrew Johnson, 17th president of America, was son of a police constable. He had been working as a tailor before he became president. He had no regular academic degree.
- Three of former Presidents were highly educated. One of those was 31st president – Herbert Hoover. He was mechanical Engineer having 89 honorary degrees from different universities. President Woodrow Wilson was author of seven books. President Theodore Roosevelt had translated about half of Rubaiyat of Umer Khayam and written more than 30 books.
- Three American Presidents were awarded with Nobel prize. Woodrow Wilson in 1919, Theodore Roosevelt in 1906, Jimmy Carter in 2002 were awarded with Nobel Peace Prize.
- First American President George Washington and James Monroe were elected without elections.
- 26th president Theodore Roosevelt had been elected for fourth time but he died only after 3 months.
- President Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton are the three presidents who had to face trials in court during their tenures.
- Wife and mother of President Theodore Roosevelt had died on the same day that is February 24, 1884.
- 4thJuly was the birthday of President Calvin Coolidge. President Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on July 4, 1826. President James Monroe died on July 4, 1830. So 4th July is common for these four presidents.
- President Bill Clinton has the same birth date as that of his grand-father.
- President Abraham Lincoln was the first beard president.
- John F. Kennedy was the first catholic president.
- Barack Obama is the first president who belongs to black race.
- Bush Junior has twin daughters: Barbra and Jeena.
- 15th President James Buchanan had died unmarried.
- 22nd President Grover Cleveland married during his presidential tenure.
- Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson and Richard Nixon belonged to lower class families.
- 6th President John Quincy Adams was son of 2nd President John Adams.
- 43rd President George W. Bush is son of 41st President George H. W. Bush.
- 23rd President Benjamin Harrison was grandson of 9th President William Henry Harrison.
- 26th President Theodore Roosevelt was husband of paternal aunt of 32nd President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- 6 American presidents have been murdered/injured so far.
- 16th President Abraham Lincoln and 35th President John F. Kennedy were murdered in front of their wives. These two murders have many other similarities in their occurrence which are listed here
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james monroe was the first president to ride the steamboat!