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| Woodrow Wilson |
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| 28th President |
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| Born: 1856 Died: 1924 Served: 1913 - 1921 |
Vice-President Thomas R. Marshall
Political Party Democrat
College Princeton
Occupation Educator
Birthplace Staunton, Virginia
Place of Burial Washington, D.c>
Pop Quiz Facts
* 1917: Congressional Declaration of War against Germany sends the U.S. into World War I under Wilson's leadership.
Interesting Facts
* Wilson was the only president with a Ph.D degree.
* 1918: Releases his Fourteen Points as a basis for peace in January, 11 months before the armistice ends the First World War.
* 1920: Receives the Nobel Peace Prize for advocating the establishment of a League of Nations.
* His second wife, Edith, was a great-grandaughter of Pocahontas, seven times removed.
* An avid golfer, Wilson used black golf balls when playing in the snow.
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