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* There was an error in the original 1800 panel of the comic, as Jefferson (not Adams) was the first challenger to beat an incumbent, when Jefferson beat then-president Adams in 1800. This was later corrected. | * There was an error in the original 1800 panel of the comic, as Jefferson (not Adams) was the first challenger to beat an incumbent, when Jefferson beat then-president Adams in 1800. This was later corrected. | ||
β | * The first president | + | * The first president with a wig was technically Washington, who did not wear a wig, but in fact powdered his hair white. |
* Although Theodore Roosevelt became the first president under age 45 and was later elected president, he was not elected before the age of 45. | * Although Theodore Roosevelt became the first president under age 45 and was later elected president, he was not elected before the age of 45. |