Our 10th president, John Tyler, also known in his day and age as “His Accidency,” never dreamed of being president. Yet, 31 days into his stint as vice president, with William Henry Harrison’s death, he…
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What’s there to say about a man who only served 31 days as president and then died? Well, not much about William Henry Harrison’s presidency, that’s for sure. However, his campaign to get there was pretty interesting. The…
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Our 8th President of the United States: Martin Van Buren You can blame Martin Van Buren for all those pesky career politicians out there. Historians claim him as the first ever professional politician. He started it…
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Andrew Jackson, Our Nation’s 7th President: A Dueler, a War Hero, and a “Dangerous Man” You could say Andrew Jackson was a little rough around the edges. He grew up in the back country of the Carolinas,…
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If you follow us on Instagram, you may remember one of John Quincy Adams’ favorite pastimes. But if you weren’t able to catch our Presidents’ Day fun facts earlier this week, we posted an interesting tidbit…
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James Monroe, Our Nation’s 5th President By: Brittany Today we are featuring our nation’s fifth president, James Monroe. This post is part of our U.S. Presidents 101 series. If you’ve been following along with us, you…
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Today we are featuring our nation’s fourth president, James Madison. This post is part of our U.S. Presidents 101 series. If you’ve been following along with us, you’ll remember one of my goals this year is to learn all…
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This post is part of our U.S. Presidents 101 series. If you’ve been following along with us, you’ll remember one of my goals this year is to learn all the U.S. Presidents in order and some fun facts…
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By: Brittany If you’ve been following along with us, you’ll remember one of my goals this year is to learn all the U.S. Presidents in order and some fun facts about each one. If you…
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One of my goals this year, as I explained here, was to not only memorize every U.S. president in order but also to learn a thing or two about each of them. I wanted my kids to…