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Calvin Coolidge (1872)close
Born in Plymouth, Vermont, Calvin Coolidge was the 30th President of the United States.
While serving as Vice President under Warren G. Harding, Coolidge was vacationing on his family's farm in the foothills of the Green Mountains of Vermont when the news came of President Harding's sudden death. Coolidge's father, a notary public, administered the oath of office to his son at 3:00 AM by the light of a kerosene lamp.
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This page presents short biographies of more than 200 famous Americans drawn from our unit, "The 50 States." These personalities are arranged by theme.
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African Americans:
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National "Characters":
| Phineas Taylor "P.T." Barnum | Clyde Barrow | John Wilkes Booth |
| Butch Cassidy | William "Buffalo Bill" Cody | Davy Crockett |
| Jesse James | Evel Knievel | Harland David "Colonel" Sanders |
| Jefferson R. "Soapy" Smith |
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