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General William Henry Harrison led Americans to victory in the Battle of the Thames on this day in history, Oct. 5, 1813, routing the British and Native forces led by Shawnee chief Tecumseh.
William Henry Harrison Park was included as a line item in state lawmakers" "super duper fund," a one-time pot of $700 million to be allocated to various community projects and initiatives ...
William Henry Harrison didn’t die of pneumonia. And a bunch of other things I didn’t know about our 9th president. March 7, 2016. By Chris Cillizza. I am an unapologetic political nerd.
At dawn on March 4, 1841, an artillery unit dressed in Revolutionary War uniforms fired a 26-gun salute on the Mall — one shot for each state. The gunfire signaled the Inauguration Day of Ame… ...
No one as old as William Henry Harrison had ever run for president. Even his supporters knew that was a problem. Two presidential candidates face off in a rematch. One candidate, his affluent ...
William Henry Harrison 9th president (1841) Staff Writer. The Columbus Dispatch. Background/Early Life • Born in 1773, William Harrison grew up as the youngest of seven children during the ...
Sue Ann Painter talks about her book, [William Henry Harrison: Father of the West], about the life and career of President William Henry Harrison.
William Harrison, a frontier army general whose fame (and nickname) was assured at the battle of Tippecanoe, spent only 32 days in office before dying.
A lithograph depicts William Henry Harrison's presidential inauguration in 1841. His candidacy in 1840 was the first time American women became openly involved in a presidential campaign.
A sword said to have belonged to President William Henry Harrison was stolen in 1979. Last month, the sword — or one that looks like it — was found at an auction in Connecticut.