On March 4, 1841, William Henry Harrison delivered what is the longest inaugural address in United States history, both in ...

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 ...

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

Many historians will tell you it was pneumonia that killed President William Henry Harrison. The popular belief is that he developed the infection after catching a cold while delivering his ...

A president’s inauguration is a historic day, where scores of Americans travel across the country to see their new president ...

(Harrison, Oh.) - Four individuals will be inducted into the William Henry Harrison High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of ...

William Henry Harrison’s inaugural address in 1841 lasted an hour and 40 minutes in “cloudy, cold and blustery” weather, which Harrison braved “without a hat or overcoat,” according to ...

Born: August 20, 1833, in North Bend, Ohio... Grandson of William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison managed to unseat Grover Cleveland in the 1888 election. His economic policy may have ...

William Henry Harrison's 1841 speech was the longest, clocking in at 8,460 words and taking 1 hour and 45 minutes to deliver on a particularly blustery day. He died exactly a month into his ...

Ironically, the coldest inauguration was just four years later, when President Ronald Reagan publicly took the oath for a second time. The morning started off at 4 below zero. By noon, it was just 7 ...

On March 4, 1841, William Henry Harrison delivered what is the longest inaugural address in United States history, both in terms of its word count and length of time. His speech consisted of a who ...