Posts Tagged ‘Ulysses S. Grant’
February 20th, 2017 | 
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George Washington’s first inaugural address (April 1789), referring to himself: “One, who, inheriting inferior endowments from nature and unpractised in the duties of civil administration, ought to be peculiarly conscious of his own deficiencies.”
Now I Know: The Case of George Washington versus Pinocchio
John Quincy Adams: When The People Cheered
Presidents in Our Backyard – Part 1 (Martin Van Buren, Chester A. Arthur, Ulysses S. Grant)
The highest-ranked President who only served one-term is James Knox Polk.
Sarah Knox Taylor, the second daughter of Zachary Taylor and the first Mrs. Jefferson Davis
This is an actual standard fantasy I’ve had over the years Read the rest of this entry »
Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House
This week, though, was quite significant. Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union general Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia, though fighting continued elsewhere for another couple months.
President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, shot on April 14 Read the rest of this entry »
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It’s Presidents Day, so I post oddball factoids about the guys that have held the office that I’ve come across in the past a couple months.
But first, a recent Final JEOPARDY! answer: Of the 20 presidents elected to a second term, 2 of the 3 who failed to complete that term. (Question at the end.)
#1- George Washington
He Came
During the American Revolutionary War, George Washington was riding on his horse one day when he passed by a group of soldiers who were busily engaged in raising a beam to the top of some military works. It was a difficult task, and the voice of the corporal in charge of the men could often be heard shouting, “Now you have it!”
“All ready! Pull!”
Unrecognized by the corporal and the other soldiers, Washington asked the corporal why he didn’t help his men.
“Sir,” replied the angered officer “do you not realize that I AM the CORPORAL?!?”
Washington politely raised his hat, saying, “I did not realize it. Beg your pardon… Mr. Corporal.”
Washington dismounted his horse and went to work helping the men until the beam was raised.
Before leaving, he turned to the corporal, and, wiping the perspiration from his face, said, “If ever you need assistance like this again, call upon Washington, your commander-in-chief, and I will come!” * Read the rest of this entry »