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Who was President of the US for only one day-March 4, 1849?

David Rice Atchison. David Rice Atchison was President for only one day. Zachary Taylor, the President-elect, had postponed the inauguration for religious reasons(it fell on Sunday), so Atchison,the Missourian president-pro-tempore of the Senate, became an unofficial president of the United States for only 24 hours. By the way, the city of Atchison, KS was named after this not-so-forgotten 'president'

Who was the last Civil War veteran to be elected President ?

William McKinley.

Every president who was elected in a year ending in zero died in office. (with the exception of Jefferson, Monroe and Reagan). What Native American is said to have placed this deadly curse on the White House?

Tecumseh. The man who shot Tecumseh at the battle of Thames, Col. Johnson, later became vice-president of the U.S.

What is the college that educated the most Presidents?

Harvard. Five Harvardites became Presidents of the U.S.: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR and JFK.

How many U.S. Presidents had never attended college?

Nine & 9. Washington and Lincoln were among those who did not attend college. And G.W. Bush attended Yale.. Hmm...

What U.S. President was Jefferson Davis's father-in-law?

Zachary Taylor. Sarah Taylor Davis died from malaria shortly after the wedding.

What U.S. President was 'killed not by assassins'? (A tough one)?

James Garfield. Garfield did not die from assassination. An autopsy showed that the bullet thought to be fatal wasn't much dangerous for the President's life, and gave him pretty good chances for survival. What killed him was blood infection given to him by doctors that used non-sterile equipment and methods.

Who was Grace Bedell?

The girl who advised President Lincoln to grow a beard.

It isn't a big achievement for a President to have a town named after him. Which President had a WHOLE GROUP of towns named after him?

Hoover. 'Hoovervilles' were towns where people thrown in poverty by the Great Depression lived. These people also 'flew the Hoover flag', which meant wore their pockets turned inside-outside to indicate poverty.

What president of the U.S had the nickname 'Old Fox'?

Washington. He surely foxed the Hessians by crossing the Delaware!