9 years ago
Amazing but true: America is only four presidents’ lives old
When President Obama was born (1961), President Herbert Hoover was still alive (1874-1964). When Hoover was born, President Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) was still alive. When President Johnson was born, President John Adams (1735-1826) was still alive. And just like that, we've connected present day to the Founding Fathers. Curiosity about how (and how much) the presidents overlapped was spurred by this discussion, looking at which two things coexisted...
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