Weird Presidential Facts
He was President when South Carolina seceded from the United States of America.
Who was James Buchanan ? (Lincoln was the President elect)
He was elected president 4 times.
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
First Vice president to run for president and win.
Who was John Adams ?
This flu infected about 500 million people between 1918 and 1920. We see lots of mask pictures from it.
What is the Spanish Flu ?
Black spots on the arm could occur during this plague.
What is the Black Death ?
He was the first president born as an American citizen.
Who was Marin Van Buren, born in 1782 ? (All of the previous presidents were British born)
First African American President.
Who is Barack Obama ?
He tied with Jefferson in 1800 and became vice president when the House picked Jefferson. The choice was a shot in the dark.
Who was Aaron Burr ?
This epidemic in 1916 affected about 27,000 people in New York. It can cause paralysis.
What is the Polio Epidemic ?
The Typhus plague in 1924-1925 was transmitted by these insects. Don't blame the rats.
What are fleas ?
The shortest term for a president. His term lasted only 31 days.
Who was William Henry Harrison, the 9th president ?
He said ,"Tear down this wall".
Who was Ronald Reagan ?
The last name of the vice president when the 1860 and 1960 assassinations occurred.
What is Johnson (Andrew and Lyndon) ?
This plague, in 2014-2016, occurred mostly in West Africa.
What is the Ebola virus ?
The more serious symptoms include feeling of pins and needles in the legs and maybe even paralysis.
What is Polio ?
The only president to serve multiple terms, with a 4 year break between them.
Who was Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th president ?
He created the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Who was Lyndon Johnson ?
One of the two vice presidents to resign from office.
Who were Spiro T Agnew (1973) and John C. Calhoun (1832) ?
The plague, in the 1300's, killed about 1/2 of the people in Europe. It was spread by fleas.
What was the Black Death ?
This president tried to keep his wheelchair out of the public eye.
Who was FDR?
The only president who was never elected.
Who was Gerald Ford?
He started the Peace Corps, a major step for mankind.
Who was John Kennedy ?
The only vice president who was never elected.
Who was Gerald Ford ?
This flu pandemic occurred in 2009-2010. It originated in Mexico and infected about 1.4 billion people.
What is the Swine Flu ?
This famous vaccine virtually obliterated Polio.
What is the Salk vaccine ?