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Who was the first President to receive a government pension?
Eisenhower
Who was the first black civilian employee of the American government?
John Mercer Langston
Was WEB DuBois the first to get a college degree?
W.E.B. DuBois graduated from Harvard College and received a PhD there in 1896. He was the first black person to receive a PhD from Harvard. But he was not the first black to ever attend college. John Russwurm, editor of the first black newspaper, "Freedom's Journal," was one of the first to receive a degree-- he graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine in 1826.
When did Canada receive independence from the British government?
Canada was the first country to be created by legislation. The British North America Act (now the Constitution Act) created Canada on July 1, 1867.
What was the first plan of government called?
The first U.S. government was called "The Articles of Confederation"You might also be looking for unicameral government
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