Calvin Coolidge

Historical eventAugust 21923

Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge became the 30th president of the United States after Warren G. Harding suffered a fatal heart attack.

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When
Thursday, August 2 1923103 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1920s
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Dates: From 1923.

What happened

Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. A Republican lawyer from Massachusetts, he served from 1921 to 1923 as the 29th vice president, under President Warren G. Harding, and from 1919 to 1921 as the 48th governor of Massachusetts. Coolidge gained a reputation as a small-government conservative, with a taciturn personality and dry sense of humor that earned him the nickname "Silent Cal".

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August 2 1923 — 103 years ago, on a Thursday.

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