We have this great book-To the Best of My Ability by James M McPherson that we think is so interesting. It has a brief bio of each president with unknown and important tidbits. Here are some I thought I would share.
Rutherford Hayes, Chester Arthur, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley & Warren Harding were presidents- Have you ever heard of them.
Washington, Madison, Jackson, Polk, Buchanan all have no heirs.
John Tyler had the most children- 16
Garfeild was only president for 6 months, and Harrison was only president for one month.
Lincoln, Garfield, McKinnley and Kennedy were all assasinated in office.
Obama may not be the first black president- Harding had some African American heritage too
Taft got stuck in the white house bath tub
Nixon liked to bowl, Kennedy collected scrimshaw and Coolige like to ride a mechanical bull
3 presidents died on the 4th of July and one was born then.
I know there are a lot more funny facts, if you know any feel free to share them.
Rutherford Hayes, Chester Arthur, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley & Warren Harding were presidents- Have you ever heard of them.
Washington, Madison, Jackson, Polk, Buchanan all have no heirs.
John Tyler had the most children- 16
Garfeild was only president for 6 months, and Harrison was only president for one month.
Lincoln, Garfield, McKinnley and Kennedy were all assasinated in office.
Obama may not be the first black president- Harding had some African American heritage too
Taft got stuck in the white house bath tub
Nixon liked to bowl, Kennedy collected scrimshaw and Coolige like to ride a mechanical bull
3 presidents died on the 4th of July and one was born then.
I know there are a lot more funny facts, if you know any feel free to share them.
1 comment:
I love little trivia like these! These are the things you have to know if you are going to win the big money on "Jeopardy!" Thanks for enlightening me!
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