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What Were the Ages of the Presidents
Rank by Age(oldest first) ChronologicalRank President Age at Inauguration1. 47 Donald J. Trump 78 years 220 days 2. 46 Joe Biden 78 years 61 days 3. 45 Donald J. Trump 70 years 220 days 4. 40 Ronald Reagan 69 years 348 days 5. 9 William Henry Harrison 68 years 23 days 6. 15 James Buchanan 65 years 315 days 7. 41 George H. W. Bush 64 years 222 days 8. 12 Zachary Taylor 64 years 100 days 9. 34 Dwight D. Eisenhower 62 years 98 days 10. 7 Andrew Jackson 61 years 354 days 11. 2 John Adams 61 years 125 days 12. 38 Gerald R. Ford 61 years 26…
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The Brooklyn Bridge had its opening on May 24, 1883; a connecting of Brooklyn and New York City. The bridge had the distinction of being the first and longest, fixed crossing of the East River. It is a hybrid meaning both a cable stayed bridge as well as a suspension bridge, when it opened. Initially, it was called the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, only to officially be renamed, in 1915, the Brooklyn Bridge. The bridge boasted, at the time of its opening, to be the longest suspension bridge in the world with a span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m).
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American Presidents
List of United States Presidents Categories: America, presidential history, Tags: presidents of the united states of america, who were the presidents 1. George Washington2. John Adams3. Thomas Jefferson4. James Madison5. James Monroe6. John Quincy Adams7. Andrew Jackson8. Martin Van Buren9. William Henry Harrison 10. John Tyler11. James K. Polk12. Zachary Taylor13. Millard Fillmore14. Franklin Pierce15. James Buchanan16. Abraham Lincoln17. Andrew Johnson18. Ulysses S. Grant19. Rutherford B. Hayes20. James Garfield21. Chester A. Arthur22. Grover Cleveland23. Benjamin Harrison24. Grover Cleveland25. William McKinley 26. Theodore Roosevelt27. William Howard Taft28. Woodrow Wilson29. Warren G. Harding30. Calvin Coolidge31. Herbert Hoover32. Franklin D. Roosevelt33. Harry S. Truman34. Dwight D. Eisenhower35. John F. Kennedy36. Lyndon B. Johnson37.…
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The Queen, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, Was Born
A Queen Is Born On April 21, 1926, the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) welcomed their daughter Elizabeth Alexandra Mary to the world. Shortly after, the family was photographed with baby Elizabeth cloaked in a christening robe that had been in the royal family for generations.
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Royal Wedding
Wedding program for Prince Charles and Diana.pdf Prince Charles of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer’s royal wedding ceremony took place on July 29, 1981. Royal Programme, a detailed, 25-page script of the day, for 50 pence, the cost at that time.
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Discovery of the North Pole: The South Pole soon to follow
Featured Map: The detailed map showing Cook and Perry’s journey to discover the North Pole made in the first decade of the early 20th century. There is controversy over who the true discoverer of the North Pole really is. There is no doubt, however, that Frederick Albert Cook (June 10, 1865 – August 5, 1940) American explorer and physician, along with another American explorer, Robert Edwin Peary, Sr. (May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920), both claimed (though separately achieved) to have reached the ultimate unconquered destination of the era; the frozen unknown at the geographic north point of the Earth’s axis of rotation, where children imagine Santa Claus lives. (A…
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Understanding the Iron Curtain: Origins and Impact
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Birthday celebrations in America crossed over the line between a few rich and celebrated individuals to the rest of us, sometime around 1860 – 1880. We can thank two factors for this change in emphasis. Children became seen less for their economic necessity, as workers, and valued more emotionally, as individuals and as beloved family members. Therefore, worthy of celebration for just being alive. Also, the production of household and workplace clocks became widespread, quite a change from the rare clock of the preindustrial period. The clock along with the time focus of factory work and the like, street cars etc., made Americans much more time conscious. Because of these…
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The Fall of the Berlin Wall
Following the defeat of Germany at the end of World War ll, the city of Berlin became divided. The Soviets took over the eastern side, while the west was controlled by the major Western Allies. This created not only a geographical division, but also one in ideology as well. The Iron Curtain Map The Berlin Wall was first erected during the night of August 13, 1961 by East German soldiers using bricks and barbed wire. Over a period of time the brick and wire were replaced by a high, concrete wall. Guard towers were built allowing day and night, armed surveillance. This divide separated family and friends from each other.…
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The Impeachment Trial of Donald J. Trump
On Saturday, February 13, 2021, the Senate acquitted Donald J. Trump for the second time. Former President Trump is the first president to be impeached more than one time. The single article of impeachment was for the charge of incitement of insurrection; an insurrection that occurred on January 6, 2021 immediately following a preplanned “Save America” rally, featuring Donald Trump. The mob headed to the capital at the direction of Trump, “let’s walk down Pennsylvania Avenue” . They preceded to storm the capital in order to stop the counting of certified electoral votes resulting in a violent interference of the peaceful transfer of power to officiate president elect Joe Biden.…
