Articles Containing Tag: U.S. presidents
William McKinley: The Third Presidential Assassination
William McKinley (1843-1901) was the 25th president of the United States and the third to be assassinated. His terms saw… Read More
Benjamin Harrison: The Second President in His Family
Benjamin Harrison (1833 – 1901), the 23rd president of the United States, was the second in his family to be… Read More
Grover Cleveland: A President of Principle
Stephen Grover Cleveland (1837 – 1908) was the 22nd president of the United States. Before breaking into politics, he studied… Read More
James A. Garfield: The Last of the Log Cabin Presidents
James A. Garfield (1831–1881) was the 20th president of the United States. Although his term, and life, were cut short… Read More
Rutherford B. Hayes: The First President to Lose the Popular Vote
Rutherford B. Hayes (1822–1893) became the 19th president of the United States in 1877. He was the first president to… Read More
Ulysses S. Grant: A Friend of Mark Twain
Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) was the 18th president of the United States. Unlike former commanders in chief, he did not… Read More
Andrew Johnson: The First President to Be Impeached
Andrew Johnson (1808–1875) was the 17th president of the United States and the first to ever be impeached. In 1829,… Read More
Abraham Lincoln: The Great Emancipator
Perhaps one of the most famous of all presidents is the 16th, Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). Known by such nicknames as… Read More
James Buchanan: A President for States’ Rights
James Buchanan was the 15th president of the United States. He was born on April 23, 1791 to an Irish… Read More
Franklin Pierce: A President Ruined by Slavery
Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) was born in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, on November 23, 1804. He was elected to the New Hampshire… Read More
Millard Fillmore: The Last Whig President
Millard Fillmore (1800 – 1874) was the 13th president of the United States and the last to hold office that… Read More
Zachary Taylor: Old Rough and Ready
Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was the 12th president of the United States. He was born on Nov. 24, 1784 in Orange… Read More