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George Washington
George Washington served as the first president of the USA. He took his oath on April 30, 1789. -
Copyright Act of 1790
An act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned. -
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John Adams
John Adams served as the second president of the USA. He took his oath on March 8, 1825. -
Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution of the United States is declared in full force. It stipulates that federal courts shall not have jurisdiction over litigation between individuals from one state against individuals from another state. -
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the USA. He took office on March 8, 1801. He served for two terms. -
War with Tripoli
Congress recognizes the War with Tripoli, authorizing the arming of merchant ships to ward off attacks. -
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James Madison
James Madison was the fourth President of the USA. He took oath on March 4, 1809. He served two presidential terms. -
Erskine Agreement
After negotiations with British minister Erskine, Madison issued a proclamation revoking the embargo of Britain. For his part, Erskine leads Madison to belive that Britain will revoke its Orders in Council. On March 25, however, the American envoy in Britain learns that British foreign secretary Canning has canceled the Eriskine Agreement; news reaches Madison six week later. On August 9, Madison rescinds his proclamation establishing trade with Britain and resumes a policy of nonintercourse. -
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James Monroe
James Monroe was the fifth President of the USA. He served two terms. Monroe took oath on March 4, 1817. -
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John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the USA. He served one term for the USA. He took oath on March 4, 1825. -
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Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson served as the seventh President of the USA. He served for two terms. He took oath on March 4, 1829. -
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Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren served as the ninth President of the USA. He served one term as president. He took oath on March 4, 1837. -
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John Tyler
John Tyler was the tenth President of the USA. He took oath on April 6, 1841. He was the first vice president to assume Presidency. He served for one term. -
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William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harris was the ninth President of the USA. He took oath on March 4, 1841. Unfortunately, he served only thirty-two days because he died on April 4, 1841. -
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James Polk
James Polk served as the eleventh President of the USA. He took oath on March 4, 1845. He served one term. -
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Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor served as the twelfth president of the United States. He took oath on March 4, 1845. Unfortunately, he passed away in office on July 9, 1850. -
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Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore served as the thirteenth president of the United States. He took Oath of Office on July 10, 1850. He served for one term. -
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Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce served as the fourteenth president of the United States. He served one term as president. He took his oath on March 4, 1853. -
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James Buchanan
James Buchanan was the fifteenth president of the United States. He served one term as president. He took oath on March 4, 1857. -
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln served as the sixteenth president of the United States. He served two terms. Lincoln took oath on March 4, 1861. In 1865, he was assassinated. -
Emancipation Proclamation
January 1, 1863, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy. This act rallied most of the Democrats to the Union cause. -
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Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson served as the seventeenth president of the United States. He became president soon after Lincoln passed away. Johnson took oath on April 15, 1865. -
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Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant served as the eighteenth president of the United States. He served two terms. He took oath on March 4, 1869. -
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes served as the nineteenth president of the United States. He served for one term. Hayes took his oath on March 5, 1877. -
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Chester Arthur
Chester Arthur was the twenty-first president of the United States. He took office quickly after James Garfield passed away. He took oath on September 20, 1881. He served for one term. -
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James Garfield
James Garfield served as the twentieth president of the United States. He took oath on March 4, 1881. He served for seven months. He was shot on July 2, 1881. -
Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act is a United States federal law passed by the 47th United States Congress and signed into law by President Chester A. Arthur on January 16, 1883. The act mandates that most positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political patronage. -
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Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland served as the twenty-second and twenty-fourth president of the United States. He took oath on March 4, 1885, and 1893. He is the only president that has served to non-consecutive terms. -
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Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison was the twenty-third president of the United States. He served one term. Harrison took oath on March 4, 1889. -
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Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland was the twenty-fourth president of the USA. He took oath on March 4, 1893. -
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William McKinley
William McKinley was the twenty-fifth president of the United States. He took oath on March 4, 1897. He was elected in 1896 and 1900.