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Period: to
George Washington
-Westmoreland County, VA
-local school, self taught
-French and Indian War, American Revolutionary War, and Quasi-War with France
-No previous office held.
-Father of his Country
Important Event: December 15, 1791
Ratifying the Bill of Rights -
Period: to
John Adams
From: Braintree, MA
Education: Harvard University
Military: Head of the War and Ordnance Board
Previous Offices held: Served U.S. government as a senior diplomat in Europe
Important: April 4, 1800
Federal Bankruptcy Act -
Period: to
Thomas Jefferson
From: Shadwell, VA
Education: The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg
Military: responsible for providing militia soldiers as replacements for the Virginia regiments of the Continental Army.
Previous Offices held: Vice President of the United States. Governor of Virginia. Virginia State Delegate. United States Secretary of States. United States Ambassador to France.
Important: June 4, 1805
Treaty of Peace and Amity in Tripoli -
Period: to
James Madison
From: Belle Grove
Education: Princeton University. The College of New Jersey.
Military: colonel and commander of the Orange County Regiment, Virginia Militia
Previous Offices held: Representative. United States Secretary of States
Important: June 1, 1812
War message -
Period: to
James Monroe
From: Monroe Hall, VA
Education: Williams in Mary. Campbelltown Academy.
Military: Third Virginia Infantry
Previous Offices held: US Secretary of War. Senator VA. Governor of Virginia.
Important: December 2, 1823
Monroe Doctrine Announced -
Period: to
John Quincy Adams
From: Braintree MA
Education: Harvard University
Military: Adams served as a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War
Previous Offices held: United States Minister for Russia. United States Ambassador to United Kingdom. United States Secretary of States.
Important: March 1, 1827
Ports closed to British -
Period: to
Andrew Jackson
From: Waxhaws
Education: sporadic education.
Military: commissioned a major general in the Regular Army of the United States to fight the British at Pensacola
Previous Offices held: Senator, TN
Important: December 10, 1832
Nullification Proclamation -
Period: to
Martin Van Buren
From: Kinderhook, NY
Education: Claverack College
Military: n/a
Previous Offices held: VP of the US. US Ambassador to United Kingdom. Governor of New York.
Important: May 1, 1839
The Comet and the Encomium -
Period: to
William Henry Harrison
From: Berkley Plantation, VA
Education: Uni. of Pennsylvania
Military: major general in the Army during the War of 1812
Previous Offices held: Senator, OH. United States Minister to Gran Colombia
Important: Defeated the combined British and Indian forces, and killed Tecumseh. -
Period: to
John Tyler
From: Greenway Plantation, VA
Education: William & Mary
Military: Charles City Rifles, a local militia company formed to defend Richmond.
Previous Offices held: VP of the United States, VA Senator
Important: March 1, 1845
President Tyler Signs Joint Resolution for Texas Annexation -
Period: to
James Knox Polk
From: Pineville, NC
Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Military: Extended the territory of the United States through the Mexican–American War during his presidency
Previous Offices held: Governor of Tennessee, Representative of TN.
Important: August 6, 1846
Independent Treasury Law -
Period: to
Zachary Taylor
From: Orange County, VA
Education: basic education
Military: He enlisted at the age of twenty-two and became an officer in the United States Army in 1808.
Previous Offices held: n/a
Important: May 1, 1850
Compromise of 1850 -
Period: to
Millard Fillmore
From: Summer Hill, NY
Education: He became prominent in the Buffalo area as an attorney and politician.
Military: n/a ?
Previous Offices held: VP of the United States. NY State Comptroller
Important: September 18, 1850
Fugitive Slave Bill -
Period: to
Franklin Pierce
From: Hillsborough, NH
Education: Bowdoin College, Phillips Exeter Academy, Northampton Law School.
Military:
Previous Offices held: Brigade commander in General Winfield Scott's army.
Important: On May 30, 1854, President Franklin Pierce signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act -
Period: to
James Buchanan
From: Cove Gap, PA
Education: Dickinson College.
Military: Buchanan served in a reserve unit during the War of 1812.
Previous Offices held: US Ambassador to the United Kingdom, United States Secretary of State, Senator, PA.
Important: May 4, 1858
English Bill Passed -
Period: to
Abraham Lincoln
From: Laure Country, KY
Education: self-educated
Military: Illinois Militia
Previous Offices held: Illinois State Representative
Important: September 22, 1862
Emancipation Proclamation -
Period: to
Andrew Johnson
From: Raleigh, NC
Education: no school
Military: Military Governor of Tennessee
Previous Offices held: Senator, TN
Important: February 24, 1868
House of Representatives votes to impeach Johnson -
Period: to
Ulysses S. Grant
From: Point Pleasant, OH.
Education: United States Military Academy
Military: He was charged with training volunteers for war, and was soon promoted to Brigadier General of volunteers.
Previous Offices held: United States Interim Secretary of War. Commanding General of the United States.
Important: March 30, 1870
Fifteenth Amendment -
Period: to
Rutherford B. Hayes
From: Delaware, OH
Education: Harvard Uni., Kenyon College
Military: 23rd Ohio Infantry
Previous Offices held: Governor of Ohio
Important: Hayes May 29, 1879
Hayes vetoes appropriations bill -
Period: to
James Garfield
From: Moreland Hills,, OH
Education: Hiram College, Williams College
Military: Brigadier general.
Previous Offices held: Representative
Important: July 2, 1881
Garfield Shot, July 4, 1881
Normal School for Colored Teachers established -
Period: to
Chester A. Arthur
From: Fairfield, VT
Education: State and National Law School, Union College.
Military: Active member of the New York Militia, renamed the National Guard New York in 1862.
Previous Offices held: May 6, 1882
Chinese Exclusion Act revised -
Period: to
Grover Cleveland
From: Caldwell, NJ
Education: elementary education
Military: avoided military service
Previous Offices held: Governor of New York
Important: January 19, 1886
Cleveland Signs Presidential Succession Act -
Period: to
Benjamin Harrison
From: North Bend, OH
Education: Miami University, Farmers College
Military: Helped from the 70th Indiana Infantry and commanded a regiment as a colonel.
Previous Offices held: Senator, IN
Important: July 2, 1890
Sherman Anti-Trust Act -
Period: to
Grover Cleveland
From: Caldwell, NJ
Education: elementary education
Military: avoided military service
Previous Offices held: Governor of New York
Important: February 4, 1887
Interstate Commerce Commission , February 8, 1887
Cleveland Signs Dawes Act -
Period: to
William McKinley
From: Niles, OH
Education: Allegheny College, Albany Law School
Military: 23d Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, also known as the “Poland Guards”
Previous Offices held: Governor of Ohio, Representative
Important: April 19, 1898
Authorizing American intervention in Cuba -
Period: to
William Howard Taft
From: Cincinnati, OH
Education: Yale Uni., University of Cincinnati
Military: no military experience
Previous Offices held: Provisional Governor of Cuba, United States Secretary of War, Governor General of the Philippines
Important: March 7, 1911
Mobilizing along Mexican border -
Period: to
Theodore Roosevelt
From: New York, NY
Education: Harvard College, Friends Seminary
Military: Lead Rough Riders.
Previous Offices held: VP of the United States, Governor of New York, Assistant Secretary of the Navy of the United States, NY State representative
Important: March 14, 1904
Sherman Anti-Trust Act -
Period: to
Woodrow Wilson
From: Staunton, VA
Education: Johns Hopkins University, Princeton Uni., Davidson College.
Military: authorize a massive shipbuilding program for the United States.
Previous Offices held: Governor of New Jersey
Important: July 17, 1916
Federal Farm Labor Act -
Period: to
Warren G. Harding
From: Blooming Grove, OH
Education: Ohio Central College
Military: n/a
Previous Offices held: Senator, OH. Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, Ohio State Senator
Important: November 23, 1921
Sheppard-Towner Maternity and Infancy Act -
Period: to
Calvin Coolidge
From: Plymouth, VT
Education: Amherst College, St. Johnsbury Academy
Military: Armory for Northampton
Previous Offices held: VP of the United States, Governor of MA, Lieutenant Governor of MA, MA state senator, President of MA senate.
Important: May 26 – Coolidge signs the Immigration Act of 1924 into law. June 2 – Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act and the Revenue Act of 1924 into law. June 7 – Coolidge signs the Anti-Heroin Act of 1924 into law. -
Period: to
Herbert Hoover
From: West Branch, IA
Education: Stanford University, George Fox Uni.
Military: Lead Food Administration during WW1p
Previous Offices held: United States Secretary of Commerce, Director of the United States Food Administration
Important: July 3 – Hoover signs the Veterans Administration Act, authorizing the formation of the Veterans' Administration.
July 7 – Construction on the Hoover Dam begins. -
Period: to
Franklin D. Roosevelt
From: Hyde Park, NY
Education: Columbia Law School, Groton School, Harvard Uni., Columbia Uni.
Military: Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1913–1919)
Previous Offices held: Governor of NY, NY State Senator, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Of the US.
Important: June 25, 1938
FDR signs the Fair Labor Stand. Roosevelt avoided labor strikes, most notably negotiating a settlement to the great Coal Strike of 1902. -
Period: to
Harry S. Truman
From: Lamar, MO
Education: UMKC School of Law, William Chrisman High School
Military: First lieutenant, Missouri National Guard, 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, Battery F.
Previous Offices held: Vice President of the United States, Senator, MO.
Important: August 6, 1945- Dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. -
Period: to
Dwight D. Einshower
From: Denison, TX
Education: US Army War College, US Military Academy, Command and General Staff College
Military: Allied Supreme Commander and five-star General of the Army
Previous Offices held: Supreme Commander of NATO
Important: April 16, 1953
Eisenhower delivers “Chance for Peace” speech -
Period: to
John F. Kennedy
From: Brookline, MA
Education: Harvard College, Princeton Uni.
Military: Joined the U.S. Naval Reserve. Commanded PT boats in the Pacific
Previous Offices held: Senator, MA, Representative
Important: October 22, 1962
Kennedy Announces Cuban Missile Crisis -
Period: to
Lyndon B. Johnson
From: Stonewall, TX
Education: Texas State Uni., Georgetown Uni. Law Center
Military: Served in the Pacific until 1942.
Previous Offices held: VP of the United States, Senator, Tx, Representative, TX 10th district.
Important: May 22, 1964
Johnson’s Great Society -
Period: to
Richard Nixon
From: Yorba Linda, CA
Education: Duke Uni. School of Law, Whittier College
Military: Commander in WWll Pacific War.
Previous Offices held: VP of the United States, Senator CA, Representative, CA 12th District.
Important: July 25, 1969
The "Nixon Doctrine" -
Period: to
Gerald Ford
From: Omaha, NE
Education: Yale Law School, University of Michigan Law School, University of Michigan
Military: Enlisted in the Navy after Pearl Harbor.
Previous Offices held: VP of the United States, Representative MI.
Important: September 8, 1974
Ford pardons Nixon -
Period: to
Jimmy Carter
From: Plains, GA
Education: Union College, US Naval Academy, Georgie Institute of Technology
Military: U.S. Naval Academy, US Navy submarine service
Previous Offices held: Governor of Georgia, Member of the Georgia State Senate
Important: September 5, 1978
Mediation at Camp David, Camp David Accords Signed -
Period: to
Ronald Reagan
From: Tampico, IL
Education: Eureka College
Military: Enlisted in US Army Reserve, Des Moines' 322nd Cavalry Regiment, second lieutenant in Officers Reserve Corps.
Previous Offices held: Governor of California
Important: February 3, 1987
Water Quality Control Act -
Period: to
George H. W. Bush
From: Milton, MA
Education: Yale University, Davenport College
Military: Served in the Pacific Theatre as a Grumman TBF Avenger.
Previous Offices held: VP of the United States, United States Director of Central Intelligence. United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
Important: January 17, 1991
Persian Gulf War Begins -
Period: to
Bill Clinton
From: Hope, AR
Education: Yale Law School, University College
Military: Did not serve.
Previous Offices held: Governor of Arkansas(two terms), Arkansas Attorney General
Important: December 8, 1993
NAFTA creates free trade zone, Clinton Signs NAFTA -
Period: to
George W. Bush
From: New Haven, CT
Education: Harvard Business School, Yale Uni., Davenport College
Military: Joined the 147th Fighter-Inceptor Group of the Texas air national guard during Vietnam war.
Previous Offices held: Governor of Texas
Important: December 13, 2001
Withdrawal from Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty -
Period: to
Barack Obama
From: Honolulu, HI
Education: Harvard Law School, Columbia Uni., Occidental College, Punahou School
Military: n/a
Previous Offices held: Senator, Il, Member of the Illinois Senate
Important: April 8, 2010
Reduction of nuclear arms -
Period: to
Donald Trump
From: New York, NY
Education: Wharton School of the Uni., Fordham University, Uni. of Pennsylvania
Military: NY Military Academy
Previous Offices held: n/a
Important: -
Period: to
Joe Biden
From: Scranton, PA
Education: Syracuse Uni. College of Law. Archmere Academy, Uni. of Delaware
Military: n/a
Previous Offices held: VP of the US. Senator, DE. New castle County Council Member.
Important: idk