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Birth: April 27, 1822
Death: July 23, 1885
Term of Office: March 4, 1869-March 3, 1877
Number of Terms Elected: 2 Terms
First Lady: Julia Boggs Dent
Major Events While in Office:
- Reconstruction
- Transcontinental Railroad Completed (1869)
- Black Friday Scandal involving James Fisk and Jay Gould (1869)
- Fifteenth Amendment Ratified (1870)
- Credit Mobilier Scandal (1872)
- Panic of 1873
- Whiskey Ring Scandal (1875)
- Belknap Bribery Scandal (1876)
- Battle of Little Bighorn (1876)
States Entering Union While in Office:
- Colorado (1876)
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Chinese immigrants had a huge impact on the history of the west in America. They were instrumental in the completion of the railroads, despite intense discrimination from fellow workers and bosses.Chart of Presidents and Vice Presidents
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