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Gerald Rudolph Ford was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska. Following the separation and eventual divorce of his parents, his mother married Gerald R. Ford, a Grand Rapids paint salesman. His name was legally changed in 1935. Ford graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1935 and later Yale, where ...
A nickel is a five- cent coin struck by the United States Mint. Composed of cupronickel (75% copper and 25% nickel ), the piece has been issued since 1866. Its diameter is 0.835 inches (21.21 mm) and its thickness is 0.077 inches (1.95 mm). The silver half dime, equal to five cents, was issued from 1792 to 1873 before today's cupronickel version.
Shirley Anita Chisholm ( / ˈtʃɪzəm / CHIZ-əm; née St. Hill; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. [1] Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional district, a district centered in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn [a] for ...
Background. Warren Gamaliel Harding was born in Blooming Grove, Ohio, in 1865. He attended Iberia College, later renamed Ohio Central College, and became a newspaper publisher, teacher and insurance salesman. Before becoming President, he served as an Ohio state senator, Ohio lieutenant governor and U.S. senator from Ohio.
The John F Kennedy Half Dollar Collection 1964-1998 34 Coin Set in Wood Case CIA. $124.99. or Best Offer. $13.55 shipping. 9d 13h. 1964 BIRTH YEAR SET. INCLUDES 3 90% SILVER COINS B09.
The president of the United States ( POTUS) [B] is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces . The power of the presidency has grown substantially [12] since the first president ...
Feb 20, 2016 · Hi all, I did a quick visit to my local flea market this morning to see if I could find any interesting or affordable numismatic items. This caught my eye. It is a brass 7 coin presidential set part of a Readers Digest Magazine collection from 1997. They are sealed on to the cardboard.
