Thursday, November 5, 2020

Did You Know

Did you know that when John Adams took the oath of office, none of his family were present, not even his beloved Abigail?  

The nation at that time consisted of sixteen states. 


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33 comments:

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

That was news to me. You are a wealth of information, dear Sandra.

Happy birthday Sonya.

nashvillecats2 said...

I didn't know Sandra. Birthday greeting to Sonya.
Have a good day,
Yvonne.

Valerie-Jael said...

I didn't know this either, happy birthday to Sonja, have ag reat day, hugs, Valerie

Elephant's Child said...

Happy birthday Sonya.
How lonely to take such an important position with none of your family there to cheer you on...

RO said...

Happy Birthday Sonya! I can imagine that was quite a lonely time and wonder what happened. Thanks for the tidbits Super Sandra! Hugs, RO

CJ Kennedy said...

And they realized because of the distance and time to travel, it would take days to count votes. Happy Birthday, Sonya! 🎂💐

Jamie Ghione said...

OMG.

Happy birthday to Sonya.

Christine said...

Interesting fact and HBD to Sonya!

Sonya said...

Thanks for the birthday wishes! 🙂❤️

Jacqui said...

Interesting factoid. Hmm...

Adam said...

I didn’t know that

da tabbies o trout towne said...

and waddya bet all 16 states accepted the election for what it was .... and on the day voting was officially over !!! ;) ☺☺♥♥

Sandra Cox said...

Right back at ya, dear Elizabeth.

Sandra Cox said...

Your 'across the water' factoid, Yvonne:)
Have a great one.

Sandra Cox said...

Hmm, indeed:)

Sandra Cox said...

Your Adam's factoid:)
Hope your day was great and your evening pleasant.
Hugs received and returned.

Sandra Cox said...

That's for sure, EC. I imagine he thought so too.

Sandra Cox said...

Agreed. I'm sure it was lonely.
You're most welcome.
Hugs received and returned.

Sandra Cox said...

That must be our current problem. Heh.

Sandra Cox said...

Indeed.

Sandra Cox said...

Glad you liked it, Christine.

Sandra Cox said...

Hope it was as special as you:)

Sandra Cox said...

Your factoid for the day. Now I'm heading over to your place to get mine:)

Sandra Cox said...

And YOU have a great weekend:)

Sandra Cox said...

Your 'across the water' factoid.

Jeanie said...

Now I do!

Pat Hatt said...

Guess a one man show

Birgit said...

I thought I wrote here...happy belated birthday to Sonya! I wonder why no one was there?? I will try to find out.

Sandra Cox said...

:)

Sandra Cox said...

Yes, unfortunately.

Sandra Cox said...

Great. Let us know:)

Birgit said...

I couldn't find anything except that his wife was ill and this...John Quincy Adams Adams earned the dubious distinction as the first president elected who had won neither the popular vote nor the vote in the Electoral College. Andrew Jackson got more votes in both cases. Adams prevailed when the House of Representatives settled the election....Scary

Magic Love Crow said...

Happy Birthday Sonya! That is really interesting! Big Hugs!