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The original, signed reading copy of President Benjamin Harrison’s 1889 inaugural address—the same manuscript he held while ...
For nearly two centuries, William Henry Harrison has stood as a cautionary ... Despite the cold, rainy weather in Washington D.C. on inauguration day, Harrison stood in front of the masses without ...
The National Weather Service said Harrison's Inauguration Day began with a morning low of 34 degrees and eventually reached ...
and the most historically significant fatality was that of William Henry Harrison in 1841. Harrison decided to brave the elements and deliver the longest inauguration speech ever, an oration ...
And some even think a windy and rainy day in 1841 led to President William Henry Harrison catching a cold that ended up killing him one month later. For this year's inauguration, officials have ...
Ulysses S. Grant’s second inauguration in 1873 was the coldest at 16 degrees, with a wind chill of -15 degrees. Of course, William Henry Harrison’s 1841 inauguration is remembered for being ...