They further believe that when American soldiers arrived in Belgium during World War I and tasted the Belgian fries, they labeled them French simply because at that time it was the official language of the Belgian Army.
Bernie Sanders draws biggest crowd of any 2016 candidate yet. MADISON, Wisconsin â âIn case you havenât noticed, there are a lot of people here,â Bernie Sanders said a bit awed as he took the stage in front of nearly 10,000 in a coliseum here. Sanders has been attracting outsize crowds wherever he takes his unlikely presidential campaign.
The Official Website. Presidency. When John Adams was elected president the population of the United States was 4â900,000. The presidential election was the first contested election in the United States. When the final tabulation of votes arrived at the senate, ironically it was Adams who opened the envelope as he was President of the Senate.