On March 4, 1841, William Henry Harrison delivered what is the longest inaugural ... according to accounts published by the United States Senate and the National Weather Service. Even more audaciously ...

Due to his military career, William Henry Harrison became the frontrunner of the Whig Party—a new political faction assembled by opposition to Jackson. Despite his aristocratic Virginian roots, the ...

William Henry Harrison, an American military officer and politician, was the ninth president of the United States, the oldest president to be elected at the time. On his 32nd day, he became the ...

"Tippecanoe" Harrison was elected the 9th president of the U.S. in 1840 but ran into exceptionally foul weather on his Inauguration Day. Ill but persevering, he delivered a lengthy speech hatless and ...

The debate regarding the ratification of the treaty polarized the Senate ... the United States the duty of extending Christian civilization. We come as ministering angels, not despots." Henry ...

Rounding out the list of the oldest U.S. presidents in history is the country’s fifth president, James Monroe. He was also the last president to serve from the Founding Fathers alliance. Monroe won ...

When John Tyler assumed the presidency upon the death of William Henry Harrison, critics referred to him as ... He vetoed a bill resurrecting the Bank of the United States (which Jackson had ...

Donald Trump's first inaugural address was the shortest in decades, but was no where near the shortest speech.

Grandson of William Henry ... Harrison established Samoa as an American protectorate with Germany and England as partners, and tried to annex Hawaii following a revolution (the Senate rejected ...