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Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) was the 18th president of the United States. Unlike former commanders in chief, he did not have a background in politics and was elected more because of his military achievements during the war than anything else…. Read More

Andrew Johnson (1808–1875) was the 17th president of the United States and the first to ever be impeached. In 1829, he was elected alderman in Greeneville, Tennessee. Andrew Jackson was elected president that same year, a man who Johnson shared… Read More

On January 2, 1788, Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the Constitution and join the Union. As with most of America, Georgia was inhabited by native people long before any Europeans came to the land. Although there were various… Read More

Perhaps one of the most famous of all presidents is the 16th, Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). Known by such nicknames as Honest Abe, the Great Emancipator, and the Rail-Splitter, Lincoln’s presidency helped reshape the nation. Lincoln was born on Feb. 12,… Read More

The first written records of Europeans in the area that became known as Florida began in 1513 when the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon went ashore. He was also the first to name the new land, calling it la… Read More

Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution in 1787, making it the first state in the new Union. It is the second smallest state in America and has only three counties: New Castle, Kent, and Sussex. All three… Read More

James Buchanan was the 15th president of the United States. He was born on April 23, 1791 to an Irish immigrant in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania. Like many of his predecessors, he attended and then studied law. Buchanan’s political career began… Read More

Connecticut was one of the first 13 colonies established in the New World, and it has a history full of famous people and sayings. This state was first inhabited by the Native Americans, then the Dutch, who got pushed out… Read More

Colorado is sometimes referred to as the “Centennial State” in honor of the one-hundredth year of the Declaration of Independence and the date it was admitted into the Union on November 7, 1876. It is the 38th state. Like many… Read More

Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) was born in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, on November 23, 1804. He was elected to the New Hampshire state legislature at the young age of 24, and then at 26, he became the body’s speaker. Pierce was a… Read More

Arizona was the 48th state admitted into the United States, but its history spans many thousands of years. Over the past 2,000 years, the society developed and became more advanced. This more developed group, now referred to as Native Americans,… Read More

Millard Fillmore (1800 – 1874) was the 13th president of the United States and the last to hold office that was not to be affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican parties. In 1828, Fillmore began his political career as… Read More