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Friday, September 29, 2006

Factual Friday- Presidental Edition


1) Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Indepence in a tevern in Philadelphia.

2) Abraham Lincoln was shot durig a performance of Our American Cousin at Ford Theater.

3) Chester A. Arthur changed his pants several times a day. He owned over 80 pairs.

4) Martin Van Buren was born in his father's tavern.

5) Theodore Roosevelt was a New York City police commissioner before he became president.

6) Rutherford Hayes won the presidental election by 1 electoral vote.

7) Warren G. Harding was the first president to speak on the radio.

8) William H. Taft was the largest president. He weighed in at 332 pounds.

9) Millard Fillmore did not make an inaugural address.

10) George W. Bush has 2 dogs- Spot and Barney and 1 cat- India.

1 Comments:

Blogger MXF said...

There is a story about Taft getting stuck in a bathtub once...and Bush actually has three dogs...don't forget Miss Beazley.

10/02/2006 1:56 AM  

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