Save the U.S.; stop slavery
The surname shared by two US Presidents who took office as a result of assassinations is Johnson. Andrew Johnson became President following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865, and Lyndon B. Johnson took office after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963.
In January 2009, he took the oath on the Bible that had been used by President Abraham Lincoln. In January 2013, he used two bibles-- the Lincoln Bible and a traveling bible used by Dr. Martin Luther King.
There was a financial panic and economic slump soon after Van Buren took office.
Abraham Lincoln's had two main goals. Number 1, to keep the Union together, therefore, the war takes place. And Number 2, to abolish slavery. Abraham Lincoln's had two main goals. Number 1, to keep the Union together, therefore, the war takes place. And Number 2, to abolish slavery.
Lincoln was elected to two terms, but he only served a few weeks of his second term before his assassination.
He was a dictator.
The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl.
The state of Florida has two congressmen. Bill Nelson is a Democrat and took office on Jan 3, 2001. Marco Rubio is a Republican and took office on Jan 5, 2011.
"W" took office in 2001; his father in 1989.
* George Voinovich took office in January 1999. * Sherrod Brown assumed office in January of 2007.
Lincoln was elected to the US House of Representatives on March 4, 1847, and served for two years. He had previously held office in the Illinois House from 1834-1842.
Initially he had one goal: to keep the union intact. Only later did he come to realize slavery needed to be abolished.