A man saved President Ford from assassination then had his…
A man saved President Ford from assassination then had his life ruined as the media outed him as gay
View ArticleRichard Johnson, the 9th Vice-President of the USA, literally owned…
Richard Johnson, the 9th Vice-President of the USA, literally owned his wife. Slave Julia Chinn was 1/8ths African and was inherited by Johnson after his father’s death. Interracial marriage was...
View ArticleAbraham Lincoln created the secret service just hours…
Abraham Lincoln created the secret service just hours before he was assassinated.
View ArticleWhen José Mujica was detained he spent 10 years in solitary…
When José Mujica was detained he spent 10 years in solitary confinement, 2 years of which were at the bottom of a empty well. After this he went on to became president of Uruguay.
View ArticleAfter being shot in the chest, former U.S. President Theodore…
After being shot in the chest, former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proceeded to deliver a 90 minute speech, as scheduled. His opening comments to the gathered crowd were, “Ladies and gentlemen, I...
View ArticleIn 1919, Eisenhower and the Army tried to drive across…
In 1919, Eisenhower and the Army tried to drive across the country. They barely made it, so Eisenhower built the Interstate Highway System when he became President.
View ArticleFormer US president, Franklin Roosevelt, proposed a second Bill…
Former US president, Franklin Roosevelt, proposed a second Bill of Rights that assured US citizens such things like the right to a job with a living wage, adequate medical care, the right to a decent...
View ArticleThe first Black American to become a President is Joseph Jenkins…
The first Black American to become a President is Joseph Jenkins Roberts, who was born a free man in Virginia, moved to Liberia, then became their first President in 1848.
View ArticleBoth members of the electronic dance duo…
Both members of the electronic dance duo, LMFAO, are indirectly related to President Jimmy Carter through his mother’s side.
View ArticleAfter President Carter retired, he started an effort to eradicate…
After President Carter retired, he started an effort to eradicate the Guinea Worm, which infected millions of people with worms that slowly and painfully burrow out of the body over 3 months. By 2001,...
View ArticleThe most dangerous job in America is President. Over 9% have…
The most dangerous job in America is President. Over 9% have been killed in office. The next highest on-the-job death rate is loggers, at 0.13%.
View ArticleLiberty, President Gerald Ford’s dog, was trained to create…
Liberty, President Gerald Ford’s dog, was trained to create diversions in meetings. If Ford wanted to end a conversation in the Oval Office, he would signal Liberty and she would go to the guest...
View ArticleFinland’s current president was in Thailand…
Finland’s current president was in Thailand during the 2004 tsunami. He survived by climbing up an utility pole with his son.
View ArticleThe whole reason we focus on presidents’ first 100 days…
The whole reason we focus on presidents’ first 100 days in office so much is because of how much FDR accomplished during his.
View ArticleThe military under Richard Nixon was ordered…
The military under Richard Nixon was ordered not to react to any orders from the president due to his depression.
View ArticleFormer president Gerald Ford turned down contract offers…
Former president Gerald Ford turned down contract offers from both the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions so he could attend law school at Yale.
View ArticlePresident Carter once told a joke during a speech…
President Carter once told a joke during a speech to a Japanese audience which caused the audience to erupt in laughter. Impressed, he asked how the interpreter managed to get such a laugh. The...
View ArticleU.S. President Thomas Jefferson was also: a lawyer…
U.S. President Thomas Jefferson was also: a lawyer, an architect, president of the American Philosophical Society, a speaker of 5 languages, founder of the Univ. of VA., inventor of the swivel chair,...
View ArticleBenjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States, had electricity…
Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States, had electricity installed in the White House for the first time. He and his wife were so scared of being electrocuted that they wouldn’t touch...
View ArticleOne of the least-remembered US Presidents…
One of the least-remembered US Presidents, Millard Fillmore, was effectively sold as a child by his destitute father into a kind of indentured servitude (bordering on child slavery). He eventually...
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