Presidential Firsts on This Day in History

 

This Day in History: According to wikipedia, James Knox Polk became the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken on this day in 1849. However, after looking further, it turns out that John Quincy Adams was the first to be photographed and William Henry Harrison was the first to be photographed while in office. There are many presidential firsts. James Madison was the first president to have a parent live throughout his presidency. Andrew Jackson was the first president to kill someone in a duel. Martin Van Buren was the first president to be born a citizen of the United States and not a British subject. John Tyler was the first president not to have a vice president. Abraham Lincoln was the first president to wear a beard. Ulysses S. Grant was the first president to host an Indian Chief in the White House. Rutherford B. Hayes was the first president to have a telephone and typewriter in the White House. James A. Garfield was the first president to be left-handed. Chester A. Arthur was the first president to have an elevator installed in the White House. Grover Cleveland was the first president to be filmed. William McKinley was the first president to ride in an automobile. Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to ride in an airplane and a submarine. William Howard Taft was the first president to use the oval office. Warren G. Harding was the first president to visit Canada while in office. Calvin Coolidge was the first president to be a Congregationalist. Herbert Hoover was the first president to be a Quaker. FDR was the first president to appear on TV. Eisenhower was the first president to appear on color TV. JFK was the first president to be a Catholic. Jimmy Carter was the first president to be born in a hospital. Bill Clinton was the first president to have his inauguration be streamed on the internet. George W. Bush was the first president to have a 90% approval rating.

And Donald Trump was the first president to be acquitted of impeachment...twice.