Historical figures in Portsmouth
The atlas holds 3 people and 3 moments here, from 1789 to 2007. The most recorded lives are George Washington, John McCain and Syngman Rhee. Among them Engineers and Inventors, Writers and Mathematicians, across the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.
Notable people
George Washington
in 1789
1 moment here
George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…
John McCain
in 2007
1 moment here
John Sidney McCain III was an American naval aviator, Vietnam War prisoner of war, U.S. representative, U.S.…
Syngman Rhee
in 1905
1 moment here
Syngman Rhee was a Korean independence activist and the first president of the Republic of Korea, serving from 1948 until his resignation in 1960.…
Moments
- 1789 Visits Portsmouth churches George Washington
- 1905 Portsmouth peace talks Syngman Rhee
- 2007 2008 presidential announcement at Prescott Park John McCain