William Henry Harrison, who had been there only a few weeks after a ... Washington was a city of about 19,000 people. The President’s House and the Capitol were connected by dirt streets with no ...

But President-elect Harrison wore no hat, coat or gloves when he received the Oath of Office to become the 9th President of the United States of America. Standing in the cold and the rain ...

Former President William Harrison holds both the record of longest inaugural address and shortest presidency. His speech was over 8,000 words long and lasted close to two hours. Harrison was the ...

On the Fourth of July, the patriotic among us eat hot dogs and watch fireworks. On Memorial Day, we put flowers on the graves of our fallen war heroes. On Christmas, we open gifts and Christians ...