Paul Harvey did a rest of the story on John Hanson, so I agree technically.

Also, AFAIK, the first Capital of the U.S. was York, Pa not New York, or so says the sign in the square.



>One and three are too well-known to bother with. #2 is debated still today. I go with John Hanson (1781-1782) presiding officer of congress and was the President of the United States in Congress Assembled. However, George Washington was universally asked to serve as what was then termed the First President of the United States under the Constitution. He was the first president to reside in the first national capital (then in new York).
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>>Watching a UK TV prog, "QI" (Quite Interesting), a few interesting facts about your country came up. I put them as a test for you and trust you'll answer without looking the answers up:
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>>1) After whom was America named?
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>>2) Who was the first president?
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>>3) Why do you say "John Hancock" when you want someone's signature?