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For nearly 100 years, no Vice President served two full, consecutive terms. In 1825 Vice President Daniel Tompkins's second term ended. No other Vice President saw the end of a second term until Vice President Thomas Marshall in 1921.

Today in History


On May 20, 1916...

Norman Rockwell's first cover on The Saturday Evening Post appeared.

On May 20, 1506...

Christopher Columbus died in Valladolid, Spain. He died likely due to a heartache caused by Reiter's Syndrome. When he died, he still believed his explorations took place on the east coast of Asia.

On May 20, 1863...

Stephen Johnson Field was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Abraham Lincoln

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