The World Almanac 5,001 Incredible Facts for Kids on America's Past, Present, and Future
535 Incredible Final Facts 25 Mega Facts About Dinosaurs 287 30 Amazing Historical Women 288 40 Cool Facts About Currency 290 40 Super Stamp Facts 292 50 Awful Disaster Facts 294 25 Popular Pet Facts 297 40 Facts About the Flag 298 35 Necessary Natural Resources Facts 300 100 U S Population Facts 302 50 Wild Facts About Weather and Storms 304 50 Favorite Food Facts 306 50 Holiday Facts to Celebrate 308 Index 310 Sports 101 Amazing Athletes 269 50 U S Olympics Facts 275 75 Super Sports Championship Facts 278 55 Champion College Sports Facts 282 20 Striking Facts About Youth Sports 285
U S HISTORY 1
100 POWERFUL FACTS ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS Name Political Party Dates Served 1 George Washington Federalist 1789-1797 2 John Adams Federalist 1797-1801 3 Thomas Jefferson Democratic Republican 1801-1809 4 James Madison Democratic Republican 1809-1817 5 James Monroe Democratic Republican 1817-1825 6 John Quincy Adams National Republican 1825-1829 7 Andrew Jackson Democrat 1829-1837 8 Martin Van Buren Democrat 1837-1841 9 William Henry Harrison Whig 1841 10 John Tyler Whig 1841-1845 11 James K. Polk Democrat 1845-1849 12 Zachary Taylor Whig 1849-1850 13 Millard Fillmore Whig 1850-1853 14 Franklin Pierce Democrat 1853-1857 15 James Buchanan Democrat 1857-1861 16 Abraham Lincoln Republican 1861-1865 17 Andrew Johnson Democrat 1865-1869 18 Ulysses S. Grant Republican 1869-1877 19 Rutherford B. Hayes Republican 1877-1881 20 James Garfield Republican 1881 21 Chester A. Arthur Republican 1881-1885 22 Grover Cleveland Democrat 1885-1889 23 Benjamin Harrison Republican 1889-1893 24 Grover Cleveland Democrat 1893-1897 25 William McKinley Republican 1897-1901 26 Theodore Roosevelt Republican 1901-1909 2
Name Dates Served 1909-1913 27 William Howard Taft 1913-1921 Political Party Republican Democrat Republican Republican Republican Democrat 1921-1923 1923-1928 1929-1933 1933-1945 Democrat 1945–1953 1953-1961 1961-1963 1963-1969 28 Woodrow Wilson 29 Warren G. Harding 30 Calvin Coolidge 31 Herbert Hoover 32 Franklin D. Roosevelt 33 Harry S. Truman 34 Dwight D. Eisenhower 35 John F. Kennedy 36 Lyndon B. Johnson 37 Richard M. Nixon 38 Gerald R. Ford 39 James E. Carter 40 Ronald Reagan 41 George H. W. Bush 42 William J. Clinton 43 George W. Bush 44 Barack Obama 45 Donald J. Trump 46 Joseph R. Biden 1969-1974 1974-1977 1977-1981 Republican Democrat Democrat Republican Republican Democrat Republican Republican Democrat Republican Democrat Republican Democrat 1981-1989 1989-1993 1993-2001 2001-2009 2009-2017 2017-2021 2021 47 John Adams was the first president to live in the White House 48 James Madison was the shortest president at just 5 feet 4 inches 1.63 m tall 49. Abraham Lincoln was the tallest president He was 6 feet 4 inches 1.9 m tall 50 John Tyler had 15 children 51 George Washington wore false teeth made of ivory gold and elephant and walrus tusks 52 James Buchanan was the only president who was never married 53 Rutherford B. Hayes was the first president to have a telephone installed in the White House 54 The first White House phone number was 1 55 Benjamin Harrison was the first person to have electricity installed in the White House 56 However Benjamin Harrison was too afraid of getting an electric shock to touch the light switches himself 57 James Garfield could write Latin with one hand and Greek with the other hand at the same time 3
