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William Harrison, a frontier army general whose fame (and nickname) was assured at the battle of Tippecanoe, spent only 32 days in office before dying.
William Henry Harrison didn’t die of pneumonia. And a bunch of other things I didn’t know about our 9th president. March 7, 2016. By Chris Cillizza. I am an unapologetic political nerd.
William Henry Harrison served as President of the United States from March 4, 1841 to April 4, 1841. The shortest term of any Chief Executive.
William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, is buried in North Bend, 15 miles west of Cincinnati. The tomb is marked by a 60-foot limestone brick obelisk on a hilltop along U ...
William Henry Harrison 1841. At a Glance Video Search Life Portrait Survey Result. Life Facts. Birth Date February 9, 1773; Death Date April 4, 1841; Birthplace Charles City County, Virginia; ...
In 1840, William Henry “Granny” Harrison was mocked for his presidential run at age 67 — 15 years younger than President Biden would be at the start of a second term.
Liz Truss walked away from No. 10 Downing St. as the shortest-serving prime minister in British history. We’re not a parliamentary system, so loss-of-confidence votes and snap elections aren’t ...
General William Henry Harrison led Americans to victory in the Battle of the Thames on this day in history, Oct. 5, 1813, routing the British and Native forces led by Shawnee chief Tecumseh.
A lithograph depicting William Henry Harrison's presidential inauguration, in 1841. Library of Congress/The Washington Post Naturally, the Democrats did their best to malign Harrison.