Here are some interesting facts about Joe Biden on his birthday:
· Oldest of the four children born to Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden and Joseph Robinette Biden, Joe Biden at the age of 10 moved with his family to Wilmington, Delaware.
· Biden endured teasing from his classmates as a child in the school for his debilitating stammer.
· Biden played American Football at Archmere Academy, scoring an impressive 19 touchdown passes as a wide receiver and running back.
· The United States President is the alumni of the University of Delaware and Syracuse Law School. He is also on the New Castle County Council.
· Drafted for the Vietnam War but failed the medical examination due to asthma: The young Biden was drafted for military service in the Vietnam War. However, he failed the medical examination due to asthma.
· The junior Biden ran for the President twice – in 1988 and in 2008 but didn’t succeed on both the occasions. At the age of 77, Biden is the oldest first-term president in the history of the US.
· Faced family tragedies, losing his first wife Neilia and daughter Naomi in a 1972 car accident. Sons Beau and Hunter survived the accident but, tragically, Biden lost Beau to brain cancer in 2015.
· In a 2008 interview, Joe Biden said that the classic “Chariots of Fire” was his favourite movie. With a sweet tooth, Biden indulges in ice-cream. The US president does not drink or smoke.
FAQs:
Q: Who is the youngest US president?
Ans: Theodore Roosevelt, at the age 42 was the youngest US president.
Q: How many presidents have been assassinated?
Ans: Four sitting presidents have been killed: Abraham Lincoln (1865), James A. Garfield (1881), William McKinley (1901), and John F. Kennedy (1963).
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