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Theodore Roosevelt wore a lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair during his inauguration. He had a ring with the hair in it. After the death of his son, Willie, Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary engaged in several séances at the white house to try to interact with their deceased son. George Washington was the owner of a very profitable whiskey distillery. Gerald Ford was a fashion model when he was younger. He even made an appearance on the cover of Cosmopolitan. President John Tyler had 15 children. H...
Presidents’ Day has been celebrated for centuries but it wasn’t always an official holiday or known as Presidents’ Day.
The idea for celebrating Presidents goes back to the year 1800. George Washington died in December of 1799, and every year after that his February 22nd birthday was a day of remembrance. In the 1800s, Washington was known as the most important figure in American history. There was a big celebration for the centennial of his birthday, and the Washington Monument started to be bu...
