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James A. Garfield elected 20th president.
Elected President against his ooponent Winfield Scott Hancock, a Democrat. He was shot by Charles Guiteau on July 2, 1881, and died on September 19, 1881. Not only was he ambidextrous, but he could also simultaneously write in Latin with one hand and Greek with the other. -
Chester A. Arthur succeeds Garfield as President.
Chester takes over after Garfield's death to become the 21st President. He changed political parties upon becoming President, disappointing many of his supporters. -
Grover Cleveland is elected President
He became the 22nd President, beating his opponent James Gillespie Blaine, a Republican. He was very popular, and served as sheriff and mayor during his lifetime before becoming President. -
Benjamin Harrison gets elected President.
He becomes the 23rd President of the United States. He beat his opponent Grover Cleveland. Both times he ran against Cleveland, he won the popular vote, but when he won the electoral vote he got the Presidency. He was the grandson of William Henry Harrison, the ninth President. -
Grover Cleveland gets re-elected.
He is the only President to serve 2 non-consecutive terms. During his second term, his chief opponent is President Harrison. -
William McKinley elected President.
He becomes the 25th President of the United States, beating his opponent William Jennings Bryan. He liked to wear a red carnation in the buttonhole of his jacket, and this led to his birth state of Ohio making the red carnation its official flower. -
William McKinley is re-elected.
He beat William Jennings Bryan again, but died during his second term. -
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt elected President.
He becomes the 26th President after William McKinley dies. He also inspired the creation of the teddy bear. -
William Howard Taft elected 27th President
He beat his opponent, William Jennings Bryan, a Democrat. He was the first President to play golf. -
Woodrow Wilson elected President
He was the 28th President, beating his opponent Theodore Roosevelt. He suffered from dyslexia and was strongly against war. -
Woodrow Wilkson re-elected
He was re-elected because of his strong anti-war stance. However, he was forced to change when the U.S. was dragged into WWI. After the war, he created the 14 points plan to help establish peace. -
Citations
Bausum, Ann. Our Country's Presidents. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2001. Print. Danzer, Gerald A. The Americans. Orlando, FL: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012. Print.