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Presidents Day in the City of Presidents: Fun facts on John Adams and John Quincy Adams
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 4 months agoQUINCY − Presidents Day is a big deal in Quincy. The city is home to the second and sixth U.S....
A vote to cast
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNov. 10—In 1824, John Quincy Adams became the first person elected president despite losing the popular vote, and a bitter Andrew Jackson refused to acknowledge Adams' victory. In the election ...
The History Behind Kamala Harris Matching the 191-Year-Old Record for Tiebreaking Votes
Time via Yahoo News· 11 months agoVice President Kamala Harris (L) and Vice President John C. Calhoun (R). Credit - Getty Images (2)...
A Trump-Biden Tie Would Be a Political Nightmare — But Maybe a Boon to Democracy
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 month agoSix months out from the presidential election, voters are caught up in what-ifs. What if Joe Biden proves the pollsters wrong and clinches a second term? What if Donald Trump retakes the White ...
Marquis de Lafayette writes a letter to Uticans: A look back this week in history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 5 months ago1831, 193 years ago Lafayette letter The Marquis de Lafayette writes a letter to Uticans, thanking...
The height differences between all the US presidents and first ladies
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGeorge Washington stood at a towering 6-foot-2 compared to his wife Martha's height of 5...
Detour from democracy
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoJon Krause for the Deseret News Imagine we’ve slogged through the next six months of conventions, campaigning and TV debates. Imagine we’ve reached...
Where governing and campaigning collide: Can We Get It Together? | Bruce Anderson
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLook, I get it. It’s an election year, and we’re all feeling our partisan oats. Maybe there’s...
What are the requirements to be president? Qualifications to be the Commander-in-Chief
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen you were a kid, you might have said, "I want to be president when I grow up." But if you're...
Who was the first president? Here's what to know about the first president in US history.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTo qualify for presidency in the United States, there are three requirements, according to the...