President is never someone's first position. To get there, you must exert a lot of effort. In reality, you have to be 35 years old to be president. This implies that each President held a number of positions before to becoming president. Others were businessmen, lawyers, or members of Congress or the Senate. Grover Cleveland, too? He carried out executions.

Cleveland worked as a police officer in New York prior to becoming office. In addition to serving as the county's sheriff, he also served as the executioner for Erie County. Hanging was the method of choice at the period, which was in the middle of the 1800s.

Cleveland was the sheriff and hangman during his time in office, and he executed two men. Cleveland was the sheriff and hangman during his time in office, and he executed two men. Both were murderers, and Cleveland publicly hanged them.

Cleveland wasn't the only president to murder someone; several served in the military before entering politics and took part in conflicts that claimed a significant number of lives. Some engaged in dueling, such as Andrew Jackson. Cleveland was the only person to do so, probably while acting in an official role and wearing a black sack over his head.

• 22nd & 24th President of the United States22nd & 24th President of the United States

Born: Stephen Grover Cleveland, March 18, 1837Caldwell, New Jersey, U.S.
Died: June 24, 1908 (aged 71)Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.

It would be difficult to find a group that is more justly despised in modern history than the Nazis. They were awful in pretty much every manner imaginable. They have also been deeply entrenched in popular culture ever since the war's end, and perhaps even before.

They are nearly ideal villains that can be defeated by any hero without causing controversy by serving as the plot's antagonists because no one wants to see them eliminated. Because of this, Captain America has been kicking Nazis in the face since the early 1940s, and countless other movies featuring other heroes have shown them doing the same.

For actors who don't want people to associate them with hatred, playing a Nazi in a movie must be at least a little intimidating, but as long as everyone knows it's fiction, what harm can there be? And perhaps for that reason the only American President to have ever worn a Nazi uniform, at least that we are aware of, was an actor in a motion picture. For the 1942 film Desperate Journey, Ronald Reagan once donned Nazi garb.

• 40th President of the United States

Born: Ronald Wilson Reagan, February 6, 1911Tampico, Illinois, U.S.
Died: June 5, 2004 (aged 93)Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Madison was born in Virginia into a well-known plantation family. During and after the American Revolutionary War, he served as a representative for Virginia in the House of Delegates and in the Continental Congress. He assisted in setting up the Constitutional Convention, which produced a new constitution, after becoming disenchanted with the inadequate national government created by the Articles of Confederation.

The Convention's discussions were based on Madison's Virginia Plan, and he had a significant influence on the proceedings. He joined John Jay and Alexander Hamilton in co-authoring The Federalist Papers, a collection of essays advocating for the ratification of the Constitution that is still regarded as one of the most important works of political science in American history. He later rose to prominence as one of the leaders of the movement to ratify the Constitution.

A president may come to mind as a mythical figure. The fact that some presidents were actually very big helps. Abe Lincoln stood 6' 4". Donald Trump and Lyndon Johnson were both around 6 feet 3 in. tall. But if Lincoln is the tallest—and he was—then the smallest of those 46 men must be. James Madison was the smallest President in history, and it takes some time to fully grasp exactly how little a man he was. He was little in stature and rumored to be very light as well.

Madison was listed as being 5-foot-4 in official records. He appeared to weigh approximately 100 pounds all the time. Typically, someone that height would be considered underweight. It was also claimed that he spoke so softly that it was difficult to understand him when he gave speeches.

• 4th President of the United States

Born: James Madison Jr., March 16, 1751Port Conway, Virginia, British America
Died: June 28, 1836 (aged 85)Montpelier, Virginia, U.S.

Shake a stick and chances are you'll hit something that was given a name in honor of a former president, like Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, etc. You name it: roads, parks, schools, bridges, etc. There are countless items throughout the nation that bear the names of some of those most recognizable Presidents. What about beyond the US, though?

When it comes to admiration on foreign land, one president stands head and shoulders above the others.

In Paraguay, Rutherford B. Hayes is considered to be a legend in and of himself. Contrary unlike America, where almost nothing bears Hayes' name. In honor of the one-term president, Paraguay has named a river, a province, a town, and even a soccer team.

Hayes' adoration by Paraguayans has its origins in that year (1877). Paraguay has lost a significant amount of land to the other countries after going to war with Brazil and Argentina. The two nations decided against engaging in a direct conflict in favor of arbitration conducted by an impartial third party when Argentina attempted to claim a portion of wilderness area. The countries wanted the USA to decide who would get the land because there was no UN at the time. President Hayes made a choice that benefited Paraguay, turning him into a local hero for years to come.

• 19th President of the United States

Born: Rutherford Birchard Hayes, October 4, 1822Delaware, Ohio, U.S.
Died: January 17, 1893 (aged 70)Fremont, Ohio, U.S.

The funeral is frequently a major event when a president passes away. People will travel from all over the nation to a state funeral to pay their respects. 2018 saw the passing of George H. W. Bush, and a day of mourning was observed. Throughout the ceremony, the American flag-draped coffin of President Bush was on display. With one major exception, it was much like every other presidential funeral that had come before it.

John Tyler was the first president in history whose remains were draped with a flag that didn't belong to the nation he served. He was instead laid to rest beneath the Confederate flag. Tyler is regarded as one of the worst presidents in history for a reason.

Tyler is interred at the Hollywood Cemetery, which is really in Richmond, Virginia despite its name. The only funeral held in Washington, DC, that was not recognized by the city was his. Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy, turned the funeral into a show by placing the Confederate flag over the coffin.

• 10th President of the United States

Born: March 29, 1790Greenway Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia, U.S.
Died: January 18, 1862 (aged 71)Ballard House, Richmond, Virginia

The 15th President of the United States, James Buchanan Jr., was an American lawyer, diplomat, and politician who presided over the country from 1857 to 1861. He had previously represented Pennsylvania in both houses of the United States Congress, and served as Secretary of State from 1845 to 1849. He downplayed the significance of the federal government in the years leading up to the Civil War and was an advocate for states' rights, particularly with regard to slavery. The final president to be born in the 18th century was Buchanan.

Today, the existence of a First Lady for the President is taken for granted. If a woman is married and elected, her husband will probably be referred to as the First Gentleman. As the only President to date who was elected while single, James Buchanan threw this tradition for a little bit of a loop.

Years before taking office, he became engaged, but just before the wedding, he called it quits. His niece Harriet Lane served as his "kind of" First Lady throughout his term in office. She allegedly carried out a lot of the same duties as past First Ladies and as a result gained a decent amount of popularity.

• 15th President of the United States

Born: April 23, 1791Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: June 1, 1868 (aged 77)Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.

There are many answers to the question "who was the smartest President" and probably a lot of insults as well. Of course, intelligence cannot be gauged as easily as some might believe. But at least we can assess how well-educated and successful each President was and how they compare to one another.

Only one President has ever received a PhD, despite the fact that many have varied careers, educational backgrounds, and occupations like practicing law. The president of the United States from 1913 to 1921, Woodrow Wilson, held a PhD from Johns Hopkins University. Political science was his area of expertise, which seems appropriate.

Many Presidents held academic degrees, but they weren't around for more advanced ones. Washington attended college and graduated with a surveyor's license but not a bachelor's. No college was ever attended by Lincoln, Van Buren, Jackson, Fillmore, Taylor, or Cleveland. Monroe, Truman, McKinley, and Harrison all attended colleges but did not complete their degrees.

• 28th President of the United States

Born: Thomas Woodrow Wilson, December 28, 1856Staunton, Virginia, U.S.
Died: February 3, 1924 (aged 67)Washington, D.C., U.S.

American presidents typically solely use English. However, there have also been a few bilingual presidents over the years. James Monroe and John Adams were two early presidents who spoke French well. The Roosevelts, as well as Bill Clinton, were somewhat fluent in German. Some even knew Latin. However, Martin Van Buren was the only person who not only spoke Dutch, but also had English as a second language.

In Kinderhook, New York, where Van Buren was born, the majority of the locals were of Dutch ancestry and spoke Dutch as their mother tongue. He is the only president to have spoken English as a second language. He was the first president to be born following the American Revolution, in which his father served as a patriot.

He entered politics as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party after receiving legal training, earned a position in the New York State Senate, and was chosen to serve in the Senate in 1821. As the leader of the Bucktails group, Van Buren became the most significant New York politician in the 1820s and founded the Albany Regency, a political machine.

Van Buren's family was Dutch, and despite the fact that he was born in Kinderhook, New York, he spoke Dutch as a child before learning English. At that time, any given community's tavern—which his father owned—essentially served as the center of political action. He would have been exposed to politics at a young age since people would gather, drink, and discuss politics.

• 8th President of the United States

Born: Maarten van Buren, December 5, 1782Kinderhook, New York, U.S.
Died: July 24, 1862 (aged 79)Kinderhook, New York, U.S.

According to reports, 30% of Americans as of 2019 have tattoos. According to statistics, 13 presidents should have had body art. Of course, tattoos were unheard of in Washington's era, but surely at least one President had one by then? Okay, sure. only one at least in a limited sense.

Despite legends that both Roosevelts, along with Polk, Eisenhower, and even Andrew Jackson, had tattoos, there is only one known presidential tattoo, and it belonged to Teddy Roosevelt, the most obstinate person to ever hold the position.

You may find countless articles claiming that Roosevelt had his family crest tattooed on his chest by searching for it right now on Google. It appears that's not the case. It first appeared as a joke in a vintage humor publication from 1912. To sell the joke, they added photoshopped images of a tattooed Roosevelt.

Roosevelt did, in fact, have a tattoo of sorts on his chest, but it wasn't on purpose. Ever the man's man, the President reportedly got himself tattooed with gunpowder across his chest when he was 13 after getting into some mischief with some powder. When you fire a weapon and hot gunpowder blows back over your skin, burning its way into you, leaving a permanent reminder, you refer to that as "that."

• 26th President of the United States

Born: Theodore Roosevelt Jr., October 27, 1858New York City, U.S.
Died: January 6, 1919 (aged 60)Oyster Bay, New York, U.S.

Despite the fact that Benjamin Franklin was never president, about 25% of respondents to surveys will identify him as one. Franklin, though, was a well-known inventor. The number of true inventors who have been presidents significantly decreases when you remove him from the presidential pool. In actuality, only one president—Abraham Lincoln—has ever had a patent granted in their name.

Lincoln received a patent for a mechanism that may be used to buoy ships over shoals a few years before he was elected, in 1849. Lincoln's one and only patent, No. 6,468, was the result of his time spent as a ferryman, who had to cope with the inconvenience of navigating a ship through shoals. His boats ran aground twice, leaving him stranded.

In essence, the invention was a boat's airbags. The inflatable flotation devices may be lowered on a boat's sides, inflated, and then used to help the boat over the shoals and re-enter the water. It appears that it was never actually constructed, and its effectiveness is debatable.

• 16th President of the United States

Born: February 12, 1809Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died: April 15, 1865 (aged 56)Washington, D.C., U.S.