Friday, December 19, 2008

white house wiki: Millard Fillmore

"Utah now contains a city and county named after Millard Fillmore."

Thursday, December 18, 2008

white house wiki: Zachary Taylor

"He ran his administration in the same rule-of-thumb fashion with which he had fought Native Americans."

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

white house wiki: James K. Polk

"Polk's views on slavery made his presidency bitterly unpopular between proponents of slavery, opponents of slavery, and advocates of compromise."

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

white house wiki: John Tyler

"In 1862, after complaining of chills and dizziness, he vomited and collapsed during the Congress of Confederacy."

Monday, December 15, 2008

white house wiki - William Henry Harrison

"Harrison's doctors tried cures, applying opium, castor oil, Virginia snakeweed, and even actual snakes."

Sunday, December 14, 2008

white house wiki: Martin Van Buren

"According to Smith's grand-nephew, Van Buren said to Smith, 'Your cause is just, but I can do nothing for you; if I take up for you I shall lose the vote of Missouri.'"

Saturday, December 13, 2008

white house wiki: Andrew Jackson

"The executions, and Jackson's invasion of territory belonging to Spain, a country with which the U.S. was not at war, created an international incident."