Presidents 1-24
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- Father of Our Country
- 1-Washington
- Mount Vernon
- 1-Washington
- Warned against the formation of political parties during his Farewell Address
- 1-Washington
- Jay's Treaty
- 1-Washington
- Whiskey Rebellion
- 1-Washington
- Inaugurated in two cities-New York and Philadelphia
- 1-Washington
- Only president elected unanimously
- 1-Washington
- First prez to live in the White House
- 2-Adams
- Veto Mayor
- 22/24-Cleveland
- Alien and Sedition Acts
- 2-Adams
- Hiram
- 18-Grant
- XYZ Affair
- 2-Adams
- Old Hickory
- 7-Jackson
- Midnight Appointments
- 2-Adams
- The Little Magician
- 8-Van Buren
- First president whose son became president
- 2-Adams
- The Minority President
- 19-Hayes
- Died on the same day as Thomas Jefferson
- 2-Adams
- The Railsplitter
- 16-Lincoln
- Tripolitan War
- 3-Jefferson
- Preacher President
- 20-Garfield
- Monticello
- 3-Jefferson
- People's President
- 7-Jackson
- Louisiana Purchase
- 3-Jefferson
- Old 8-to-7
- 19-Hayes
- Lewis and Clark expedition
- 3-Jefferson
- Napoleon of the Stump
- 16-Lincoln
- Gets fatal sickness July 4, dies on same day as Adams
- 3-Jefferson
- The Great Emancipator
- 16-Lincoln
- First president elected by the House of Representatives
- 3-Jefferson
- Father of the Constitution
- 4-Madison
- The Gentleman Boss
- 21-Arthur
- White House burned
- 4-Madison
- The Red Fox of Kinderhook
- 8-Van Buren
- Missouri Compromise
- 5-Monroe
- Unconditional Surrender
- 18-Grant
- Acquires Florida
- 5-Monroe
- Queen Victoria in Breeches
- 19-Hayes
- First to serve 2 different cabinet positions, served in cabinets of 2 preceding presidents
- 5-Monroe
-
Ma, Ma where's my pa?
Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha! - 22/24-Cleveland
- Ran unopposed for second term, missed unanimous election by one vote
- 5-Monroe
- Era of Good Feeling
- 5-Monroe
- Congressman after presidency
- 6-Adams
- Fought in Seminole War
- 7-Jackson
- Bachelor president
- 15-Buchanan
- First prez impeached
- 17-Johnson
- Defeated Tilden
- 19-Hayes
- Kansas-Nebraska Act
- 14-Pierce
- Latin/Greek Professor
- 20-Garfield
- Old Kinderhook
- 8-Van Buren
- Douglas debates
- 16-Lincoln
- Tippecanoe
- 9-Harrison
- Confederate Congressman
- 10-Tyler
- Old Rough and Ready
- 12-Taylor
- Appomattox
- 18-Grant
- Sherman Anti-Trust Act
- 23-Harrison
- Pendleton Act
- 21-Arthur
- Ostend Manifesto
- 14-Pierce
- Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
- 12-Taylor
- Alaska Purchase
- 17-Johnson
- Sends Admiral Perry to Japan
- 13-Fillmore
- Aroostook War
- 8-Van Buren
- Venezuela boundary disputed arbitrated
- 22/24-Cleveland
- Oregon Treaty
- 11-Polk
- Appoints Daniel Webster Secretary of State
- 9-Harrison
- Tariff of Abominations
- 6-Adams
- Treaty of Washington
- 18-Grant
- Calls for Panama Canal under US Control
- 19-Hayes
- Chinese Exclusion Act
- 21-Arthur
- South Carolina secedes
- 15-Buchanan
- West Virginia joins Union
- 16-Lincoln
- Fugitive Slave Act
- 13-Fillmore
- Credit Mobilier
- 18-Grant
- Spoils system
- 7-Jackson
- End of Reconstruction
- 19-Hayes
- Wilmot Proviso
- 12-Taylor
- Mexican War occurred
- 11-Polk
- Sherman Silver Purchase Act
- 23-Harrison
- Know Nothing Party
- 13-Fillmore
- Labor movement picked up speed and the American Federation of Labor (AFL) was formed
- 22/24-Cleveland
- Married in the White House
- 22/24-Cleveland
- McKinley Tariff Act
- 23-Harrison
- Billion Dollar Congress
- 23-Harrison
- Judiciary Act
- 1-Washington
- Hamilton Tariff
- 1-Washington
- Bill of Rights Ratified
- 1-Washington
- First Bank of the US chartered
- 1-Washington
- Eli Whitney invents cotton gin
- 1-Washington
- 11th Ammendment passed
- 1-Washington
- Battle of Fallen Timbers
- 1-Washington
- Pinckney's Treaty
- 1-Washington
- Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
- 2-Adams
- Fries Uprising
- 2-Adams
- Logan Act
- 2-Adams
- Library of Congress Founded
- 2-Adams
- First law declared unconstitutional by Supreme Court
- 3-Jefferson
- Essex Junto
- 3-Jefferson
- New Jersey ends slavery
- 3-Jefferson
- Webster's Dictionary 1st published
- 3-Jefferson
- Cumberland Road passed
- 3-Jefferson
- Embargo Act
- 3-Jefferson
- Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves
- 3-Jefferson
- Robert Fulton builds steamboat
- 3-Jefferson
- Non-Intercourse Act
- 4-Madison
- Macon's Bill Number 2
- 4-Madison
- Battle of Tippecanoe
- 4-Madison
- Treaty of Fort Jackson
- 4-Madison
- Treaty of Ghent signed
- 4-Madison
- Hartford Convention
- 4-Madison
- Second Bank of US Chartered
- 4-Madison
- Rush-Bagot Treaty
- 5-Monroe
- Harvard Law School Founded
- 5-Monroe
- Bonus Bill
- 5-Monroe
- Denmark Vesey executed
- 5-Monroe
- First to win election with presidential nominating convention
- 6-Adams
- The election he won was called "Corrupt Bargain"
- 6-Adams
- Erie Canal opened
- 6-Adams
- Kitchen Cabinet
- 7-Jackson
- Second Great Awakening
- 7-Jackson
- Oregon Trail comes into use
- 7-Jackson
- Indian Removal Act
- 7-Jackson
- Nat Turner's revolt
- 7-Jackson
- Cyrus McCormick invents the reaper
- 7-Jackson
- Black Hawk War
- 7-Jackson
- Ordinance of Nullification passed by South Carolina
- 7-Jackson
- Seminole War begins
- 7-Jackson
- Force Bill passed
- 7-Jackson
- Texas War for Independence begins
- 7-Jackson
- Samuel Colt invents revolver
- 7-Jackson
- Gag Rule
- 7-Jackson
- Specie Circular
- 7-Jackson
- Caroline Affair
- 8-Van Buren
- US recognizes Republic of Texas
- 8-Van Buren
- Oberlin College enrolls first female students
- 8-Van Buren
- Trail of Tears
- 8-Van Buren
- Amistad Case
- 8-Van Buren
- Webster-Ashburton Treaty
- 10-John Tyler
- Samuel Morse sends first telegraph
- 10-John Tyler
- Walker Tariff Bill
- 11-Polk
- Seneca Falls Convention
- 11-Polk
- Gold discovered at Sutter's Mill in California
- 11-Polk
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
- 11-Polk
- Kanagawa Treaty
- 14-Pierce
- Dred Scott decision handed down, declaring that blacks aren't citizens and can't sue
- 15-Buchanan
- Transatlantic Cable laid
- 15-Buchanan
- Lincoln-Douglass debates took place
- 15-Buchanan
- Harper's Ferry Raid (John Brown's Raid)
- 15-Buchanan
- Comstock Lode discovered
- 15-Buchanan
- Pony Express begins
- 15-Buchanan
- Crittenden Compromise
- 15-Buchanan
- Morrill tariff
- 16-Lincoln
- First Battle of Bull Run
- 16-Lincoln
- Homestead Act
- 16-Lincoln
- Pacific Railway Act
- 16-Lincoln
- Battle of Antietam
- 16-Lincoln
- Emancipation Proclamation
- 16-Lincoln
- Battle of Gettysburg
- 16-Lincoln
- Wade Davis Bill
- 16-Lincoln
- Sand Creek Massacre
- 16-Lincoln
- Maximilian Affair
- 16-Lincoln
- Civil War ends
- 17-Johnson
- Freedman's Bureau
- 17-Johnson
- Civil Rights Act
- 18-Grant
- Ku Klux Klan founded
- 17-Johnson
- Tenure of Office Act
- 17-Johnson
- The Grange founded
- 17-Johnson
- Reconstruction begins
- 17-Johnson
- Burlingame Treaty
- 17-Johnson
- University of California chartered
- 17-Johnson
- Carnegie Steel Company chartered
- 17-Johnson
- Typewriter invented
- 17-Johnson
- Wyoming becomes first state to let women vote
- 18-Grant
- First Transcontinental Railroad completed
- 18-Grant
- Knights of Labor formed
- 18-Grant
- First graduate programs (Yale and Harvard)
- 18-Grant
- Standard Oil Company is formed
- 18-Grant
- Great Chicago Fire
- 18-Grant
- Yellowstone National Park created
- 18-Grant
- Amnesty Act
- 18-Grant
- Alabama Claims
- 18-Grant
- First Kentucky Derby
- 18-Grant
- Resumption Act
- 18-Grant
- National League of Baseball founded
- 18-Grant
- Battle of Little Bighorn
- 18-Grant
- Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
- 18-Grant
- Bland-Allison Act
- 19-Hayes
- Morgan silver dollars first minted
- 19-Hayes
- Thomas Edison invents light bulb
- 19-Hayes
- Knights of Labor go public
- 19-Hayes
- Dust Bowl begins
- 19-Hayes
- US population reaches 50 million
- 19-Hayes
- Clara Barton creates Red Cross
- 21-Arthur
- Tuskegee Institute founded
- 21-Arthur
- European Resriction Act
- 21-Arthur
- Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
- 21-Arthur
- Brooklyn Bridge opens
- 21-Arthur
- Washington Monument completed
- 22/24-Cleveland
- Stanford University founded
- 22/24-Cleveland
- Interstate Commerce Commision
- 22/24-Cleveland
- Dawes Act
- 22/24-Cleveland
- Hatch Act
- 22/24-Cleveland
- National Geographic Society
- 22/24-Cleveland
- Yosemite National Park created
- 23-Harrison
- McKinley tariff
- 23-Harrison
- Wounded Knee Massacre
- 23-Harrison
- North American's Women Suffrage Association founded
- 23-Harrison
- Basketball invented
- 23-Harrison
- Baltimore Crisis
- 23-Harrison
- Homestead Strike
- 23-Harrison
- General Electric Company founded
- 23-Harrison
- Coxey's Army
- 22/24-Cleveland
- First Income Tax
- 22/24-Cleveland