- 14 out of 45 vice presidents of the US have become Presidents!
- The world's oldest existing governing body operates in Althing in Iceland.It was established in 930 A.D
- The world's first democracy was introduced 2,500 years ago in Athens in Greece.Today,the world's largest democracy is India,with over 600 million voters.
- The United Nations organisation(UN) first came into being after the World War II,in 1945
- The shortest term as President was served by William Henry Harrison.He served for 32 days,from 4 March to 4 April 1841.
October 25, 2007
Amazing facts
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