There have been 43 presidents since the year of 1789 and the current president makes him the 44Th president to be the top leader in the United States of America. Below is a list of some of the presidents that have lead the United States of America and a little information and some facts about them. The list is in order.

George Washington became the first president of the United States on April 30th, 1789. He took his oath of office on wall street in New York City. He lead the United States from 1789 to 1797.

Washington lead troops to victory against the British in the revolutionary war. He fought that war for six years before the surrender of Cornwallis in Yorktown. Washington then enjoyed almost three years of retirement before he died of a throat infection.

John Adams served as the second president of the United States. Adams was born in Massachusetts and served as president from 1797 to 1801. Adams also served as Washington's vice president.

Adams retired to his farm in Quincy Massachussettes and on July 4th, 1826 he passed away.

Thomas Jefferson became the third president of the United States. Jefferson served from 1801 to 1809 before retiring to his mountaintop home, Monticello.

When Jefferson became president he went to work immediately by slashing Army and Navy expenditures, eliminated tax on whiskey that was unpopular in the west an he sent some Navy troops to fight the Barbary pirates because they were harassing American commerce in the Mediterranean.

Madison served as president from 1809-1817. On June 1st, 1812, he asked congress to declare war on Britain. The United States was not prepared to fight and the British entered Washington and set fire to the White House and the capitol.

Madison passed away in 1836.

James Monroe served as president from 1817-1825. Monroe died in 1831.

John Quincy Adams became the sixth president of the united states and served from 1825-1829. He was the son of the second president of the united states and was born in Braintree Massachusetts.

In 1848 he collapsed on the floor of the house from a stroke. He was carried to the speakers' room where he died two days later.

Andrew Jackson served as president from 1829-1837. He retired to his home afterwards and died in June of 1845.

Martin Van Buren became the 8Th president of the united states and served from 1837-1841. He only stood about 5 feet, six inches tall.

It was also in 1837 that the united states fell into the worst depression in its' history and it lasted for about five years.

Van Buren died in 1862.

Harrison became the 9TH president to served the united states. He served from 1841-841. Harrison was the first president to die in office and he died of pneumonia.

Tyler became the 10TH president of the united states and served from 1841-1845. Tyler died in 1862.

Polk served as the 11th president of the united states and served from 1845-1849.

Polk was in office when congress declared war on Mexico. American forces won repeated victories and soon after they occupied Mexico city. In 1848 Mexico ceded New Mexico and California.

Polk died in 1849.

Taylor served as 12TH president of the united states from 1849-1850. His term was short lived when he fell ill on a hot 4Th of July. Taylor was participating in ceremonies at the Washington monument when he got sick. He died in 1850.

 Fillmore served as the united states 13th president from 1850-1853. He died in 1874.

 Pierce served as the 14TH president of the united states from 1853-1857. He passed away in 1869. Pierce was born in New Hampshire in 1809.

 Buchanan served as the 15TH president from 1857-1861 and died in 1868 at his home.