Presidents of the United States

Andrew Jackson

Mar 15, 1767

7th President of the United States
(March 4, 1829 to March 3, 1837) Nickname: "Old Hickory" Born: March 15, 1767, in the Waxhaw area, on North Carolina-South Carolina border
Died: June 8, 1845, at the Hermitage in Nashville, Tennessee
Religion: Presbyterian
Education: No formal education
Occupation: Lawyer, soldier
Political Party: Democrat

George Washington

Apr 30, 1789

1st President of the United States
(April 30, 1789 to March 3, 1797) Nickname: "Father of His Country" Born: February 22, 1732, in Westmoreland County, Virginia
Died: December 14, 1799, at Mount Vernon, Virginia
Religion: Episcopalian
Education: No formal education
Occupation: Planter, Soldier
Political Party: No formal political party affiliation, but see Points of Interest.

Thomas Jefferson

Mar 4, 1801

3rd President of the United States
(March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1809) Nicknames: "Man of the People"; "Sage of Monticello" Born: April 13, 1743, in Shadwell, Virginia
Died: July 4, 1826, at Monticello (near Charlottesville, Virginia)
Religion: No formal affiliation
Education: Graduated from College of William and Mary (1762)
Occupation: Lawyer, planter
Political Party: Democratic-Republican

John Quincy Adams

Mar 4, 1825

6th President of the United States
(March 4, 1825 to March 3, 1829) Nickname: "Old Man Eloquent" Born: July 11, 1767, in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts
Died: February 23, 1848, in Washington, D.C.
Religion: Unitarian
Education: Graduated from Harvard College (1787)
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Democratic-Republican

Martin Van Buren

Mar 4, 1837

8th President of the United States
(March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1841) Nicknames: "The Little Magician"; "The Red Fox of Kinderhook" Born: December 5, 1782, in Kinderhook, New York
Died: July 24, 1862, in Kinderhook, New York
Religion: Dutch Reformed
Education: Graduated from Kinderhook Academy (1796)
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Democrat

William Henry Harrison

Mar 4, 1841

9th President of the United States
(March 4, 1841 to April 4, 1841) Nicknames: "Old Tippecanoe"; "Old Tip" Born: February 9, 1773, in Berkeley, Virginia
Died: April 4, 1841, in Washington, D.C.
Religion: Episcopalian
Education: Attended Hampden-Sydney College
Occupation: Soldier
Political Party: Whig

John Tyler

Apr 6, 1841

0th President of the United States
(April 6, 1841 to March 3, 1845) Nicknames: "Accidental President"; "His Accidency" Born: March 29, 1790, in Greenway, Virginia
Died: January 18, 1862, in Richmond, Virginia
Religion: Episcopalian
Education: Graduated from the College of William and Mary (1807)
Occupation: Lawyer

James Buchanan

Mar 4, 1857

15th President of the United States
(March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1861) Nickname: "Old Buck" Born: April 23, 1791, in Cove Gap (near Mercersburg), Pennsylvania
Died: June 1, 1868, at Wheatland (near Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
Religion: Presbyterian
Education: Graduated from Dickinson College (1809)
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Democrat

Abraham Lincoln

Mar 4, 1861

16th President of the United States
(March 4, 1861 to April 15, 1865) Nicknames: "Honest Abe"; "Illinois Rail Splitter" Born: February 12, 1809, in Hardin (now Larue) County, Kentucky
Died: April 15, 1865, at Petersen's Boarding House in Washington, D.C.
Religion: No formal affiliation
Education: No formal education
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Republican

Ulysses S. Grant

Mar 4, 1869

18th President of the United States
(March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1877) Nickname: "Hero of Appomattox" Born: April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio
Died: July 23, 1885, in Mount McGregor, New York
Religion: Methodist
Education: Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. (1843)
Occupation: Soldier
Political Party: Republican

Rutherford Birchard Hayes

Mar 4, 1877

19th President of the United States
(March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1881) Nickname: "Dark-Horse President" Born: October 4, 1822, in Delaware, Ohio
Died: January 17, 1893, at Spiegel Grove in Fremont, Ohio
Religion: No formal affiliation
Education: Graduated from Kenyon College (1842) and Harvard Law School (1845)
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Republican

Chester Alan Arthur

Sep 19, 1881

21st President of the United States
(September 19, 1881 to March 3, 1885) Nickname: "The Gentleman Boss"; "Elegant Arthur" Born: October 5, 1829, in Fairfield, Vermont
Died: November 18, 1886, in New York, New York
Religion: Episcopalian
Education: Graduated from Union College (1848)
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Republican

Theodore Roosevelt

Sep 14, 1901

26th President of the United States
(September 14, 1901 to March 3, 1909) Nicknames: "TR"; "Trust-Buster"; "Teddy" Born: October 27, 1858, in New York, New York
Died: January 6, 1919, in Oyster Bay, New York
Religion: Dutch Reformed
Education: Graduated from Harvard College (1880)
Occupation: Author, lawyer, public official
Political Party: Republican

William Howard Taft

Mar 4, 1909

27th President of the United States
(March 4, 1909 to March 3, 1913) Nickname: None listed. Born: September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio
Died: March 8, 1930, in Washington, D.C.
Religion: Unitarian
Education: Graduated from Yale College (1878); Cincinnati Law School (1880)
Occupation: Lawyer, public official
Political Party: Republican

Sinking of the RMS Titanic

Period: Apr 14, 1912 to Apr 15, 1912

The sinking of the RMS Titanic occurred on the night of 14 April through to the morning of 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean, four days into the ship's maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. Titanic had an estimated 2,224 people on board when she struck an iceberg at around 23:40 (ship's time)[a] on Sunday, 14 April 1912. Her sinking two hours and forty minutes later at 02:20 (05:18 GMT) on Monday, 15 April resulted in the deaths of more than 1,500 people.

Woodrow Wilson

Mar 4, 1913

28th President of the United States
(March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1921) Nickname: "Schoolmaster in Politics" Born: December 28, 1856, in Staunton, Virginia
Died: February 3, 1924, in Washington, D.C.
Religion: Presbyterian
Education: Graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) (1879)
Occupation: Teacher, public official
Political Party: Democratic

World War I

Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars,[5] was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history.

George Walker Bush

Jan 20, 2001

George Walker Bush 43rd President of the United States
(January 20, 2001 to January 20, 2009) Nicknames: "W" Born: July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut
Religion: Methodist
Education: Graduated from Yale University (1968); Graduated from Harvard Business School (1975)
Occupation: Businessman
Political Party: Republican

September Attacks 9/11

Period: Sep 11, 2001 to Sep 11, 2001

The September 11 attacks (also referred to as 9/11)[a] were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed 2,996 people, injured over 6,000 others, and caused at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage.[2][3]

Barack Hussein Obama

Jan 20, 2009

44th President of the United States
(January 20, 2009 to Present) Nicknames: None listed. Born: August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii
Religion: United Church of Christ
Education: Attended Occidental College; Graduated Columbia University (1983); Graduated from Harvard Law School (1991)
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Democrat