How The Deaths Of These 3 Presidents Are Surprisingly Connected
In the course of America's 46 presidencies, most have ended fairly normally, with the commander-in-chief either being reelected or stepping down.
Read MoreIn the course of America's 46 presidencies, most have ended fairly normally, with the commander-in-chief either being reelected or stepping down.
Read MoreContrary to what many believe, Richard Nixon was not one of the three U.S. presidents in history to be impeached, but was the only one to resign.
Read MoreAnwar Sadat was born on Christmas Day in 1918 as Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat in a British occupied Egypt, becoming president of the nation in 1970.
Read MoreHarlem-based revolutionary Malcolm X was a human rights advocate and activist who fought for racial equality for Black Americans.
Read MoreTheodore Roosevelt disliked a painting of him so much that he had it destroyed.
Read MoreBorn in 1831 in what is now South Dakota, Sitting Bull's resistance to the country's expansion into the American West lasted almost his entire life.
Read MoreThe Constitution also says that the president has the authority to appoint justices so the one who appointed the most Supreme Court justices isn't surprising.
Read MoreLakota leader Sitting Bull had a father-daughter relationship with sharpshooter Annie Oakley.
Read MoreIf there was a list of bad boys from the American Revolution, and U.S. history, Aaron Burr would have likely been toward the top.
Read MoreWhile most remember Aaron Burr for a duel with Alexander Hamilton, thanks to a certain popular play, he is also part of history for several other reasons.
Read MoreWritten in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was intended to explain to Britain exactly why the colonists were rising up against their colonial rulers.
Read MoreGeorge Washington was the first president of the United States, but he did not live in the White House.
Read MoreCome to find out Disney accomplished what should have been the crime of the century: He kidnapped the vice president of the United States and got away with it.
Read MoreNew Jersey's Grover Cleveland is most well-known for being the only president to serve non-consecutive terms, but he also holds another record.
Read MoreBenjamin Franklin and John Adams are among the most well-known figures in American politics. Here's the reason why they once shared a bed.
Read MorePresident Zachary Taylor was in office for only 16 months before his unexpected death.
Read MoreThe Bear River Massacre in 1863 was without equal in American history, leaving over 200 Shoshone Indians dead.
Read MoreMartin Luther King Jr. survived an assassination attempt when he was 29 years old, which he miraculously survived.
Read MoreCivil War leader William Tecumseh Sherman was instrumental in starting the California Gold Rush.
Read MoreWhat history forgets to teach is that Lincoln's son, Robert, bore witness to other presidential tragedies, years after the death of his father.
Read MoreAnyone who has enjoyed the warm, beautiful beaches of Florida owes thanks to John Quincy Adams, as his talks with Spain changed the geography of the U.S.
Read More"Intolerance in the 23rd Century? Improbable!" Gene Roddenberry, the creator of "Star Trek," is quoted as saying in the 1968 book "The Making of Star Trek."
Read MoreThe nation's third president liked to get away from his bustling plantation at Monticello for the quiet of the countryside near Lynchburg, Virginia.
Read MoreLet's go back a century and a half ago to Washington, D.C., and get the scoop on what former U.S. President James Garfield liked to eat.
Read MoreWith political experience under his belt, you would think the role of president would be natural for John Quincy Adams. Turns out this was not exactly the case.
Read MoreWilliam Henry Harrison was president of the United States for just one month before he died of pneumonia on April 4, 1841, the first president to die in office.
Read MoreAndrew Jackson made several enemies throughout his life. One of those was the legendary outdoorsman and rustic fashion icon Davy Crockett.
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