The Compromise of 1877
No president was 40 when the civil war began. Closest was U. S. Grant who was almost 38 when the war began. Rutherford B. Hayes was also 37 when the war began.
Yes, he won the 2008 election, and began serving officially on January 20, 2009.
Fillmore was elected as vice-president and began president because President Taylor died in office. In those days, there was no way to replace the vice-president before the next election.
Which party began in 1830 at the election of Jackson
It doesn't. The new term following the 2008 election began on Jan 20, 2009.
Rutherford is famous for having a telephone installed in the White House, also a typewriter. He also was the first President to travel the West while still in office. He won his election by a congressional commission. He was the only President to get wounded in the Civil War- four times He began the "Easter Roll" for children on the White House lawn. His wife, Lucy Webb Hayes, was the first President's wife to graduate from college. She also was nicknamed "Lemonade Lucy" because she refused to serve alcohol in the White House.
Abraham Lincoln was president when the first states began seceding. Lincoln's election was basically the final straw that made the states want to secede.
The election process right off was clumsy and didn't work well. It began with the 1796 election and got worse by 1800, so in 1803 congress began to work out another method. This became the electoral college and in1804 the 12th amendment was passed.
1796 was the first contested election. The two party system began to appear with that election, although it was not until 1828 that two national parties began to rule the election system as they do today.
1796 was the first contested election. The two party system began to appear with that election, although it was not until 1828 that two national parties began to rule the election system as they do today.
The construction of the Panama Canal began in 1880; Rutherford Hayes was president at the time; however it began as a French project with no direct involvement by the United States. This plan was abandoned in 1898 due to the high death rate of the workers from tropical diseases. Theodore Roosevelt was President when the United States took over the Panama Canal Construction program in 1903. teddyroseivelt
Andrew Jackson's political career began in 1828 (?He won the 1828 election he might have started in January 1829).