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Events on Saturday 27 April 1822 1
1822 – 1885Ulysses S. Grant18th President — Civil War generalUlysses S. Grant (Apr 27, 1822 – Jul 23, 1885) was the 18th President 1869-1877 and commanding general of the Union Army in the Civil War. His presidency was marked by Reconstruction and a series of corruption scandals.