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In 1890, President Benjamin Harrison signed an executive order establishing the United States Board on Geographic Names. On Dec. 23, 1891, the board announced: "In names ending in 'burgh,' the final 'H' should be dropped." The result of this mandate left cities such as Pittsburgh, Newburgh, Williamsburgh, and burghs all over America, with their final, silent "h" removed from all federal maps and agencies. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
A step toward ditching outdated Electoral College Feb 20, 2008
It happened in 1824, when John Quincy Adams was elected, again in 1876 (Rutherford Hayes) and 1888 (Benjamin Harrison). The Electoral College marginalizes voters of all political parties. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Learn all about U.S. presidents online Feb 18, 2008
What did Benjamin Harrison, Teddy Roosevelt or Grover Cleveland sound like ... Thanks to the Vincent Voice Library, you can listen to American presidents from George W. Bush back to Benjamin Harrison. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Homestead reclaims Maxine Sullivan Feb 10, 2008
In 1936, she landed a gig singing at the Benjamin Harrison Literary Society, a Downtown after-hours bistro on Liberty Avenue between Smithfield and Grant. The club was a gathering place for local and visiting musicians. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Are Senators Doomed To Lose? Jan 30, 2008
Today, we remember Harding far more contemptuously than he deserves and we recall Kennedy far more reverently than he deserves, but the unique status of the two of them remains unchallenged: as the only members of the Worlds Greatest Deliberative Body elected directly to the Presidency since Indiana Senator Benjamin Harrison upset President Grover Cleveland in 1888 ... Today, we remember Harding far more contemptuously than he deserves and we recall Kennedy far more reverently than he... (Townhall.com)
Presidents with strings Jan 28, 2008
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt all make appearances in the show, but Mr. McGuigan said the real stars are lesser-known presidents like Millard Fillmore, Benjamin Harrison, Chester A. Arthur and John Tyler. Talent competition. (Scranton Times, PA)
Montana history almanac - Sioux hunters ignore deadline to return to S.D. Jan 28, 2008
President Benjamin Harrison signed it on May 19. Originally called Fort Harrison, it was pointed out that there was a fort named after the current president in Indiana. (Missoulian, MT)
Final Results Jan 27, 2008
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Party know-how - Sherrill Jan 14, 2008
He also attended the Army's defense finance and accounting school at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis. The experience allowed him to land a job in the finance department of the Alabama State Military Department after his discharge from the Army. (The Augusta Chronicle)
The Conservative Advocate: A black president? Jan 14, 2008
jeff wrote on Jan 10, 2008 3:58 PM:" I agree that just because he is black does not qualify him for the presidency (Nor does it disqualify him either) but I also think that the rest of this argument is weak and flimsy and here is why. Rutherford B. Hayes had only 11 years political experience before becoming President. Chester A. Arthur had no real political experience before becoming the Vise President and only became President because Garfield was shot. Benjamin Harrison was only a member of... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
San Diego can't compete with 'Prague of the Plains' Jan 13, 2008
DEAD PRESIDENTS: Indianapolis' Crown Hill Cemetery is the final home of Benjamin Harrison, POTUS 23. San Diego is home to the aforementioned Wilson but this hardly counts as, a.) his presidential campaign fizzled and, b.) he's still alive. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Railroad expert to take trip into history of Saugus Train Station Jan 11, 2008
Benjamin Harrison stopped in Saugus in 1891 as part of a nationwide whistle stop re-election campaign tour (unfortunately for him, he lost to Grover Cleveland in the 1892 election). Theodore Roosevelt passed through the station in 1903, presumably on his way to stay at the Acton Hotel and visit with his friend California Gov. Henry T. Gage, who happened to own some gold mines in the Acton area. (Los Angeles Daily News)
Popular Bridge To Be Closed Jan 9, 2008
VDOT is closing the Benjamin Harrison Bridge on Wednesday. That means a 30-mile detour for drivers who need to cross the James River. (WTVR.com, VA)
Standards of livingHow the UK and US economies have fared over the past century Jan 8, 2008
Data from analysts Oxford Economics shows the fast-growing US economy first outstripped that of its former colonial power in the early 1890s, when Queen Victoria was Empress and Benjamin Harrison was American president. At the time, Britain ran a fifth of the world through her Empire, while the Americans were only just defeating the Native American tribes after years of conflict driven by US expansion into the West. (BBC News -- UK)
HILLARY TEARS IN EYES... Jan 8, 2008
Political Radar: Clinton Gets Emotional on Campaign Trail. Clinton Gets Emotional on Campaign Trail. (The Drudge Report)
Roy Pille; colonel shared his strength, knowledge Jan 7, 2008
After Vietnam, he was a professor of military science at New Mexico State and a senior instructor at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis. He retired from the Army in 1968 and became dean of students at Marian College in Indianapolis. (Boston Globe)
One vote for allBut not when it comes to choosing a new president for the US Jan 6, 2008
Because of the uneven distribution of the US population, this means a presidential contender can actually lose the popular vote across the whole nation, but can still win the Electoral College, as George Bush himself did in 2000, and as Benjamin Harrison did in 1888, and as Rutherford B Hayes had done 12 years before that. Democracy, with strings. (BBC News)
Media Watch: The names and faces of 2007 Dec 29, 2007
When she was born, Benjamin Harrison was president. Yet even more remarkable, Emma s parents had been slaves. (Westford Eagle, MA)
December 2007 Dec 29, 2007
Hazel Jane (Kreitzman) Rohde was born on July 25, 1929, in Watertown, the daughter of Benjamin Harrison and Esther Viola (Schroeder) Kreitzman. On Nov. 10, 1950, she was united in marriage with Daniel Waldemar Rohde at Zion Lutheran Church in Clyman. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Ventre: Ex-athlete in Oval Office? Why not? Dec 28, 2007 Hundreds gather for Julia Carson service Dec 22, 2007 Escapee captured after 19 years Dec 18, 2007 New Smyrna artist delivers on White House ornament Nov 29, 2007 Bush says to give thanks by 'giving back' Nov 20, 2007 President Bush Offers Thanksgiving Greetings Nov 20, 2007 Enjoy 12 free days of Christmas in Indianapolis Nov 13, 2007 Longview council gets new look Nov 8, 2007 Trauner tries again for House Nov 7, 2007 Montana history almanac - Land trades hands, Montana's first, as mission is sold Nov 5, 2007 State turns 118 Nov 2, 2007 Field of Dreams - Baseball legends a part of Freeman Field history Oct 30, 2007 From Nixon to Bush, He's Met Them All Oct 28, 2007 Ex-Capitol trees to be art Oct 14, 2007 Candidates say they'll tackle crime Oct 13, 2007 Eight candidates debate crime, growth, drinking Oct 13, 2007 Some services closed Monday for Columbus Day Oct 6, 2007 Councilman returns Unique Tin donation Oct 6, 2007 Campaign donation legal, looks bad Oct 6, 2007 Time for electoral reform? Oct 2, 2007 Profile: The Republican Party Sep 30, 2007 Prince George County plantation will close soon Sep 24, 2007 Archeological site seeks county support Sep 19, 2007 Sharon Hutchison Sep 13, 2007 Let us pledge allegiance one more time to flag that unifies all Americans Sep 7, 2007 Politics: How to divvy up state's electoral votes? Sep 3, 2007 City man was father of state's recognition of Labor Day Sep 1, 2007 Repairs ahead Aug 23, 2007 Today in History August 20 Aug 20, 2007 This Day in History Aug 20, 2007 Woodmont Open House Set For August 25 Aug 17, 2007 Local historian says it's time to return home to 'Orangeburgh' Aug 4, 2007 Uncovering history for profit Jul 23, 2007 Oregon Governor Sylvester Pennoyer Jul 11, 2007 Stairway to heavenly music Jul 1, 2007 Lansing Casts A Spell Over The Wizards Jun 24, 2007 President Bush Celebrates Black Music Month at the White House Jun 23, 2007 A few more pieces to reflect on Jun 20, 2007 Gay-rights groups oppose Bush's surgeon general choice Jun 10, 2007 University of Iowa lists spring graduates Jun 7, 2007 Locals explain the importance of Indiana history Jun 7, 2007 Cape May summer Jun 2, 2007 Neighborhood Guide May 31, 2007 Mint hails another chief: Adams coin joins presidential series May 17, 2007 Celebrating our national forests May 4, 2007 A ride on the old Lincoln Apr 30, 2007 Spanning 40 years, and the James Working at the Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge can be a waiting game Apr 29, 2007 Michael B. Oren Apr 26, 2007 Country's oldest women, both Hoosiers, meet Apr 23, 2007 A national Roosevelt center in wester N.D. Apr 22, 2007 Guinness World Records(TM) Honors Nation's Oldest Women with Two Astounding New World Records Apr 22, 2007 Home dream home Apr 21, 2007 The Public Record Apr 15, 2007 U.S. Political Dynasties Self-Perpetuating: Study Mar 5, 2007 The People's Choice Mar 4, 2007 Jays' McGowan working on consistency Mar 2, 2007 • Colorful Mar 1, 2007 Organization of local DAR chapter underway Feb 24, 2007 Can You Make the Grade? Feb 20, 2007 A CENTURY OF KILLER FASHION Feb 19, 2007 All you want to know (or not know) about U.S. presidents Feb 18, 2007 • A little presidential trivia Feb 17, 2007 Hot off the press Feb 16, 2007 United States Mint Puts First Presidential $1 Coin Into Circulation Feb 15, 2007 Full Story... Feb 9, 2007
If elected, he would join a rich tradition of fat presidents that includes Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison and William Howard Taft. His first order of business would probably be to declare, Why just State Dinners. (MSNBC -- Sports)
US Mint offers sneak peek of 2008 dollar coins Dec 27, 2007
U.S. Mint offers sneak peek of 2008 dollar coins - USATODAY.com. Real solutions for your real estate needs. (USA Today)
Gov. Robert Orr (2004)* Gov. Frank O'Bannon (2003)* James Bethel Gresham, Evansville, first American soldier killed in World War I (1921)* U.S. Sen and Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks (1918)* Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley (1916)* President Benjamin Harrison (1901)* Gov. Alvin P. Hovey (1891)* President Abraham Lincoln, in the old Statehouse rotunda (1865). 7:46 AM -- Cortege leaves Carson's home. (Indianapolis Star)
The Army also had issued a bulletin around the same time for his arrest, listing him as a deserter from Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Midyette pleaded guilty to sexual assault in California and then was extradited to North Carolina. (News & Observer)
In 1889, President Benjamin Harrison brought the first Christmas tree into the White House, placing it in the upstairs Oval Room. First Lady Caroline Harrison, an artist, adorned the tree with candles and other decorations. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
The plantation is also the ancestral home of Benjamin Harrison, the 23d president. "We remember that the settlers at Berkeley came to America with the hope of building a better life," Bush said. (Boston Globe)
In 1776, Berkeley's owner, Benjamin Harrison, became one of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. In the Declaration, we see the founders' great hope for our country, their conviction that we're all created equal, with the God-given right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. (White House News Releases)
President Benjamin Harrison Home/Indy ... President Benjamin Harrison started the tradition of decorating a Christmas tree at the White House in 1889 ... As the tradition continues, visitors are invited to tour the President Benjamin Harrison Home in its holiday splendor. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Don Jensen held off his opponent, Benjamin Harrison, with 62 percent. Wallace, who will serve his first elected post, said Tuesday night that voters had become fed up with the old guard on the council. (Longview Daily News, WA)
WyomingGal wrote on Nov 2, 2007 6:46 PM:" Sanjay, o.k. I can agree somewhat with you on that point, but I asked in a previous post about our founding fathers as well. They didn't have any previous experience at legislating anything other than their own properties, yet they founded a whole country! Take George Washington as a good example. He never served in any other capacity other than to lead the troops. He didn't have any legislative experience, but they elected him president (twice) didn't... (Casper Star-Tribune)
Following a series of "whereas" clauses, a proclamation signed by President Benjamin Harrison at 10:40 a.m. in Washington, D.C., concluded. "I ... declare and proclaim the fact that the conditions imposed by Congress on the State of Montana, to entitle that state to admission to the Union, have been ratified and accepted, and that the admission of the said state into the union is now complete.". (Missoulian, MT)
Eventually, the winds shifted and President Benjamin Harrison signed papers admitting the Dakotas on Nov 2, 1889. Montana and Washington were admitted at the same time. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
The Blue Devils played many other good teams such as the universities of Purdue, Notre Dame and DePauw, teams from Ft. Knox, Ft. Campbell, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Crane Naval Base, Camp Atterbury, George Field and Baer Field along with the Seymour Reds and a semi-pro team from Lafayette. In January 1945, Leahy transferred to Kelly Field, San Antonio, Tex. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
The illustrations include a dinner invitation from George Washington, a menu insert signed by Mark Twain at the request of President Benjamin Harrison, and an invitation and reply card for Greta Garbo to a luncheon honoring Franklin Roosevelt. And each item comes with a story, such as the time Landau was looking through a bookstore's "miscellaneous" bin and found a menu from a trip President Hoover took to Costa Rica. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
He plans to use pieces from the three trees planted by presidents, an Ohio buckeye planted in 1911 by William Howard Taft, a water oak planted by Benjamin Harrison in 1891 and the Roosevelt rock sugar maple, to make a miniature steam engine. All three of the presidents who planted trees on the grounds would have arrived in Idaho in such an engine,'' he said. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Benjamin Harrison, 30, is running because he wants to improve the community's future "to leave a legacy of hope for our children's children," he said ... Name: Benjamin HarrisonAge: 30Occupation: General manager of Burgerville restaurant in KelsoEducation: 1995 graduate of Ekklesia High School in Eagle, Idaho; attended Portland Community College and Boise Bible College. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Longview City Council Position 5: Don Jensen (incumbent) v. Benjamin Harrison. When asked whether they had specific ideas in mind to reduce crime, candidate Benjamin Harrison suggested that landlords and police work together to clean up the city ... nexus wrote on Oct 11, 2007 2:53 PM:" I watched the debate last night from stop to finish. I didnt know much about the candidates them self so this helped enormously. Thanks TDN I agree with "Leber/Wallace". I was leaning towards Wallace but not... (Longview Daily News, WA)
The first official recognition of the day came in 1892, 400 years after the Italian navigator's voyage, when President Benjamin Harrison urged Americans to commemorate the day, according to the Library of Congress. October 6, 2007. (Santa Maria Times)
Jensen's opponent in November's election, 30-year-old Burgerville manager Benjamin Harrison, said Friday he didn't see a problem with Jensen's campaign contribution. As chairman of the city's Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, Jensen did not vote on Unique Tin's funding because the other four committee members unanimously approved the club's request, the city's finance director said last week. (Longview Daily News, WA)
"Longview Finance Director Kurt Sacha, who records the minutes at Lodging Tax Advisory Committee meetings, said Jensen did not vote on Unique Tin's application for tourism tax dollars because the other four committee members' vote to approve it was unanimous. As chairman, Jensen would vote only to break a tie, Sacha said Friday.Sacha said the committee approved Unique Tin's application on Aug. 31, 2006. It forwarded its recommendation to the City Council, which officially approved the funding... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Just 12 years after the Tilden-Hayes contest, history repeated itself with sitting President Grover Cleveland losing to Benjamin Harrison, even though the incumbent maintained a 100,000 vote lead in the national tally. And, during the crazy election of 1824, Andrew Jackson (the electoral and popular vote leader) lost to native son John Quincy Adams in the House of Representatives, after neither candidate garnered the necessary majority of electoral votes to claim victory. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTS Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) Ulysses S Grant (1869-1877) Rutherford Hayes (1877-1881) James Garfield (1881) Chester A Arthur (1881-1885) Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) William McKinley (1897-1901) Theodore Roosevelt (1901-09) William H Taft (1909-1913) Warren G Harding (1921-1923) Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) Dwight Eisenhower (1953-1961) Richard Nixon (1969-1974) Gerald R Ford (1974-1977) Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) George H W Bush (1989-1993) George... (BBC News -- Americas)
Some of the fees collected from conferences go toward the upkeep of the home, which was the property of William Byrd Harrison, who inherited that portion of the property upon the death of Benjamin Harrison III.. For now, the future of Upper Brandon and Brandon plantations are assured. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
The dilapidated two-story building is the area's last remaining structure from the time, and is believed to have been visited by presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison. On Tuesday, the society began a long process of reviving the historic building by asking the Porter County Board of Commissioners to assist it in a grant application. (Northwest Indiana Times)
Mrs. Hutchison was born Oct. 12, 1937, in Wyman, Iowa, the daughter of Benjamin Harrison and Helen Hunter Gipple. She was a graduate of Muscatine High School and earned her licensed practical nursing degree from St. Luke s in Cedar Rapids. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
In 1892, President Benjamin Harrison had signed a proclamation authorizing the original pledge in commemoration of Columbus's discovery of America. But, Congress didn't officially recognize the pledge as the national pledge until December of 1945. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Four presidents have been elected by the Electoral College despite losing the popular vote: John Quincy Adams in 1824, Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876, Benjamin Harrison in 1888 and George W. Bush in 2000. Republican attorney Thomas Hiltachk set off Democratic alarm bells across the country by filing an initiative to award electoral votes in California by congressional district. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Incumbent President Benjamin Harrison was unpopular because of his stance on tariffs. The man he beat four years earlier, former President Grover Cleveland, was the Democratic nominee. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
The Benjamin Harrison Bridge, which spans the James River between Prince George and Charles City counties, is undergoing extensive refinishing ... A meeting about the Benjamin Harrison Bridge project was held Tuesday night in Prince George; another will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Charles City County Administration Building. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
In 1833, Benjamin Harrison, 23rd president of the United States, was born in North Bend, Ohio. In 1866, President Andrew Johnson formally declared the Civil War over, months after fighting had stopped. (MSNBC -- Race)
On this date: In 1833, Benjamin Harrison, 23rd president of the United States, was born in North Bend, Ohio. In 1920, pioneering American radio station 8MK in Detroit (later WWJ) began daily broadcasting. (Montana Standard, MT)
Presidents James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, Herbert Hoover, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt stayed at the lodge. Woodmont Lodge was founded in 1870 as a rod and gun club for men of prominence. (Fulton County News, PA)
In 1890, President Benjamin Harrison signed an executive order establishing the United States Board on Geographic Names. On Dec. 23, 1891, the board announced: "in names ending in 'burgh,' the final 'H' should be dropped." Cities such as Pittsburgh, Newburgh, Williamsburgh and burghs all over America had their final, silent "h" removed from all federal maps and agencies. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Two years after the Lincoln attempt, in 1878, John Scott Harrison's body was snatched and sold to the Medical College of Ohio; Harrison was the son of President William Henry Harrison and the father of President Benjamin Harrison. That same year, department store tycoon A.T. Stewart's body was stolen in the Bowery and held for ransom. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
In the spring of 1891, President Benjamin Harrison was touring the western states. The governors of each state met the President and his cortege at the border of his respective state. (Suite101.com)
" Those were the days when Pittsburgh was hopping -- clubs, casinos, burlesque houses and strip joints -- catering to all sorts of revelers. Downtown was dotted with clubs, both private and public, including the Benjamin Harrison Literary Club, an after-hours spot on Liberty Avenue reputed to be owned by gangsters. The North Side featured such clubs as Red's Cafe, Pace's and the Moose Club. Some of the best clubs could be found in the East End, including the Del Mar Canoe Club, which had... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
It appeared for a time that the bullpen may blow a masterful performance by Ginley as both Benjamin Harrison and would come on in relief in the sixth. Harrison was uncharacteristically hit around as he lasted only 2/3 of an inning before giving way to Serro who promptly allowed a high towering fly ball that carried over the wall in left field wall for a two run homer off the bat of Sam Carter. (Toronto, TheInsiders.com)
President Benjamin Harrison hosted one of the first black soloists to play at the White House, Sissieretta Jones, who was the daughter of a slave. President William Howard Taft invited Joseph Douglass -- grandson of Frederick Douglass -- to perform here. (White House News Releases)
QUIZ ANSWER: Michigan (Gerald Ford, Tom Brady); Stanford (Herbert Hoover, Jim Plunkett and John Elway); US Naval Academy (Jimmy Carter, Roger Staubach), and (nobody gets this one) Miami of Ohio (Benjamin Harrison, Ben Roethlisberger). Class always shows. (Boston Globe)
The Swamp: Gay-rights groups oppose Bush's surgeon general choice. Gay-rights groups oppose Bush's surgeon general choice. (Chicago Tribune)
Storm Lake -- Andrea Dawn Anderson, B.S., psychology; Ryan Michael Brock, B.A., history; Benjamin Harrison Daniels, M.D.; Paige Nicole Havens, B.A., Spanish; Megan Joy Hohn, master of nursing and health practices; Richard J. Hoover, doctor of pharmacy, with distinction; Josh K. Olson, B.A., linguistics, classical languages; Timothy D. Olson, B.A., economics; Steven E. Schubert, M.A., linguistics; Heather R. Storm, B.S.N., nursing. Wall Lake -- Alissa Catherine Cook, B.A., communication studies. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
President Benjamin Harrison Home: 1230 N. Delaware St., (317) 631-1888. You can call her crazy, but Tiffany Benedict Berkson is still willing to throw herself in front of historic mansions to save them from wrecking balls. (The Indianapolis Star)
By Richard Slusser THE WASHINGTON TIMES June 2, 2007. Cape May's venreable Congress Hotel. (Washington Times)
Benjamin Harrison takes the title of most famous resident, past or present. The Morris-Butler House, along with Shawn Grove and Great Oak Commons parks, are among the attractions here. (The Indianapolis Star)
Nation's second president makes debut on presidential dollar - USATODAY.com. Real solutions for your real estate needs. (USA Today -- Money)
Weeks after the establishment of the Forest Reserve Act, President Benjamin Harrison signed the Yellowstone Park Timber Land Reserve, creating the first public forests outside the national park border. The end of the unlimited swings of the ax, like Stevens and his timber empire, had finally come. (Mammoth Times, CA)
Among the first-rate collection of vehicles displayed here are presidential carriages owned by William McKinley, Benjamin Harrison, Ulysses Grant and Abraham Lincoln (the coach he rode in to Ford's Theatre the night of his assassination). Also here are the 1904 Model C (the oldest surviving gas-powered Studebaker), the 1919 Izzer (the last buggy made by the firm) and a gorgeous green Big Six Duplex Phaeton (Studebaker's top-of-the-line auto in 1926). (Chicago Tribune)
She is an operator of the Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge, a vertical lift drawbridge between Prince George and Charles City counties ... When a ship does arrive, the bridge, named for Benjamin Harrison V, three-time governor of Virginia and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, comes to life with the flick of a switch. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Perhaps the greatest expression of restorationism occurred in 1891, when real estate mogul William Blackstone submitted a petition to President Benjamin Harrison urging the United States to spearhead an international effort to take Palestine from the Turks and return it to the Jews. The Blackstone Memorial, as it was called, was signed by 400 prominent Americans, including John D. Rockefeller, J. Pierpont Morgan, and William McKinley. (FrontPage Magazine)
Grover Cleveland succeeded Hoosier Benjamin Harrison as president of the United States. A light bulb was used in the White House for the first time. (Muncie Star Press)
In other words, while there may not be that much to study in the presidencies of Benjamin Harrison, Rutherford B. Hayes or Millard Fillmore, Roosevelt represents a motherlode of historical possibility. Until very recently, the idea of a Roosevelt presidential library was simply a logical impossibility, since the vast majority of his papers are deposited at the Library of Congress and the Houghton Library at Harvard, and those institutions would not be willing to hand them over to a new... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Benjamin Harrison was the President of the United States. The Ferris Wheel is introduced at the World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Their new/old house rises triumphantly from the surrounding fields and, apart from the fresh scars of its landscaping, looks for all the world like it has been sitting there since Benjamin Harrison was president. The couple she works in advertising, he s a landlord have rehabbed some 15 houses together, and they gave their do-it-yourself skills full play. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Keep as little product in this refrigerator as possible and remove all potentially hazardous foods from this refrigerator until it is repaired. " Family Food Mart, 3735 U.S. Highway 64 East, , 86.5. "Chicken found to be in hot hold unit temp at 118 degrees F. Employee reheated to 165 degrees F and returned meat to hot holding unit. (Foster's Daily Democrat)
So did William Henry Harrison and his grandson, Benjamin Harrison, as well as George H.W. Bush and his son, the current president, George W. Bush. Rep. (Newsmax)
In fact, Harrison was the son of Benjamin Harrison V, a wealthy Virginia planter who had signed the Declaration of Independence. The Bushes, father and son, used Texas as a font for washing away Ivy League associations. (Time.com)
So does Toronto Minor League pitcher Benjamin Harrison, who McGowan has turned to at times for advice on nutrition and other aspects of the disease. "Mine, at this stage, is not as bad," McGowan said. (MLB.com -- Toronto Blue Jays)
Jordan had two pieces of art displayed at the show, a sketch of former President Benjamin Harrison and a fish bowl drawn and painted with marker, crayon and watercolor. I m very glad that my dad (came), she said. (Millington Star, TN)
The first president general was Caroline Scott Harrison, the wife of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison. The NSDAR was incorporated by an Act of the 54th Congress of the United States on Dec. 2, 1895. (Raton Range, AL)
" 8. Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) married Eliza McCardle when he was 18 years and 137 days old, making him the youngest groom yet to become president. She was 16. 9. Frances Folsom became the youngest first lady at 21 when she married President Grover Cleveland (1885-1889, 1893-1897) at the White House in 1886. He was 49 at the time and enjoying the first of his two, nonconsecutive terms. 10. Bess Truman, who lived 97 years and 247 days, was America's longest-lived first lady. 11. Richard M. Nixon... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
" And simply unattractive. Now we think of such "Victorianisms" as oppressive, tyrannical and absurd -- part of a stultifying world with punishing rules for dress and etiquette, like an Edith Wharton novel. So it was like time travel -- with no need of a transportal device or even outfit change (and pointy toe shoes are still holding) -- to land in the heart of America's fashion elite. The designers themselves had organized a public panel and "health initiative" this month to address public... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Listen to and download numerous public speeches by 20th century presidents, from Benjamin Harrison to George W. Bush. It's a little weird to actually hear the voices of Harrison, Cleveland, McKinley and others you know only through silent films and photographs. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Franklin D. Roosevelt was related by either blood or marriage to 11 other presidents: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Ulysses Grant, William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, James Madison, Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, Zachary Taylor, Martin Van Buren and George Washington. John F. Kennedy was the first president born in the 20th century. (Bartlett Express, TN)
U.S. Mint rolls out new presidential dollar coin - USATODAY.com. Real solutions for your real estate needs. (USA Today -- Money)
Year President Years Served 2007 1 George Washington 1789-1797 2 John Adams 1797-1801 3 Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809 4 James Madison 1809-1817 2008 5 James Monroe 1817-1825 6 John Quincy Adams 1825-1829 7 Andrew Jackson 1829-1837 8 Martin Van Buren 1837-1841 2009 9 William Henry Harrison 1841 10 John Tyler 1841-1845 11 James K. Polk 1845-1849 12 Zachary Taylor 1849-1850 2010 13 Millard Fillmore 1850-1853 14 Franklin Pierce 1853-1857 15 James Buchanan 1857-1861 16 Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865 2011 17... (PR Newswire)
George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland (again), William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson,... (Appeal Democrat, CA)
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