Did you know?
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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