Why does your vote count?

Unless you've been hiding under a rock, tomorrow, Nov. 8, is voting day! Why is it important to vote? Here are two important events in U.S. history that were decided by just a few votes:

• 1. Richard Nixon, not John F. Kennedy, would have become President  in 1960 if one person from each polling place had voted differently. 
• 2. Texas might not have become part of the United States in 1845 if one U.S. Senator had voted differently. The vote in the U.S. Senate was 27-25 to invite Texas to become a state. If it had been a tie, Texas would not have been asked to become part of the Union.
• So there you have it. One person can make all the difference. Do your part as a citizen of the United States of America and get out and vote! 

Now have some fun and see how well you know our U.S. Presidents! 
. Who is the only President to earn his MBA?
. Which President was the first to use an armored limousine and who 'donated' it for the President's use?
. Before the Twelfth Amendment was passed in 1804, how was the Vice President determined?
     Try your hand at these 25 questions in the U.S. Presidents Trivia Quiz sponsored by the World History Project.