Assuming President Obama serves out his second term, two things will happen that are rare in presidential history:
- We’ll have three two-term presidents in a row for the second time in history, after Jefferson-Madison-Monroe at the beginning of the 19th Century (1801-25).
- Obama will be the fifth president originally elected in a year ending in 8 to serve two full terms. It hasn’t been done since Ulysses S. Grant.
The presidential term that starts today is the one including October 21, 2015 — the “future” day of Back to the Future II.
UPDATE 1/23: Inauguration Day gas prices: E10 super unleaded $2.989 Sunday, $3.099 Monday; $1.719 Jan. 19, 2009; $1.669 Jan. 15, 2005.
UPDATE 1/29: Now $3.299.