The Presidents Day in the U.S.

The Presidents Day in America is a holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February. Originally established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington, the holiday became popularly known as Presidents Day after it was moved as part of 1971’s Uniform Monday Holiday Act for the nation’s workers. Presidents Day is now popularly viewed as a day to celebrate all U.S. presidents, past and present.

 

As the Presidential Oath of Office states, all Americans hope that our national leader will preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of our country. I believe this is what people around the world wish for their leaders as well.

 

Here is a set of some trivia about the presidents in the United States of America for you to fill in the blanks to complete each one.

    1.   ___________________________ was the only American president to be unanimously elected.

 

    2.   Not knowing that ______________________ had already passed, John Adams was quoted as saying, “___________________ survives,” when he whispered his last words.

 

    3.   William McKinley was the first president to campaign by ________________.

 

4.   _________________________ was the first president to call his residence in Washington, D.C. the “White House”. Prior to his term, it had been called the Executive Mansion or the President’s House.

    

    5.   ___________________ was the first American president to name an African American to his cabinet.

    

    6.   _____________________ is the only American president to be elected four times.

    

    7.   ______________________ was the first president to hold a press conference on TV.

    

    8.   The term “O.K.” is credited to ___________________________ who was raised in Kinderhook, New York. After he went into politics, _____________________________________ became known as “Old Kinderhook.” Soon people were using the term O.K. referring to Van Buren and the word “okay” was derived.

 

Answer Keys   

1.  George Washington

    2.  Thomas Jefferson

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    4.  Theodore Roosevelt

    5.  Lyndon B. Johnson

    6.  Franklin D. Roosevelt

    7.  John F. Kennedy

    8.  Martin Van Buren