The Day President Richard Nixon of the United States resigned
On August 9, 1974, President Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994) of the United States of America resigned due to the Watergate
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World History
Benjamin Harrison: Only President whose Grandfather was President
The 23rd President, Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), stood at only 5ft 6inches tall, making him the second shortest president after President James
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The day India beat the Green Eagles of Nigeria 99-1
It was unbelievable, implausible and incredible. The Green Eagles of Nigeria had been walloped 99-1 by a little known India
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Tsutomu Yamaguchi: The Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bombs
Tsutomu Yamaguchi was preparing to leave Hiroshima when the atomic bomb fell. The 29-year-old naval engineer was on a three-month-long business trip
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POTUS Fact 22: Only President to wed in the White House
Big, heavy and astute, 22nd President, Stephen Grover Cleveland (1837–1908) was born in Caldwell on March 18, 1837. He was
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100 Days of Hell: The 1994 Rwandan Genocide
The Rwandan Genocide occurred over the course of 100 days in 1994, between April 7 and mid-July. Nearly a million
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25 Interesting Facts you did not know about Martin Luther King Jnr.
On this day in 1968, Martin Luther King Jnr. (January 15, 1929–April 4, 1968), an American Baptist minister and activist
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POTUS Fact 21: Last President without a Vice President
Dignified, tall and handsome, clean-shaven with side whiskers, America’s 21st President, Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18,
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Did Alexander Graham Bell kill the 20th President of America?
On the morning of July 2, 1881, the 20th President of America, James Abram Garfield (1831-1881) was preparing for a
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John XII: The Pope who turned the Vatican to a Whorehouse
Octavianus was only 18 years old when he ascended the Papacy of the Roman Catholic Church and became Pope John
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POTUS Fact 20: The only Pastor to become President
James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831–September 19, 1881) was the 20th President of the United States, serving from March 4,
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POTUS Fact 19: Became President by only One Vote
Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4, 1822–January 17, 1893) was the 19th President of the United States (March 4, 1877–March 4,
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POTUS Fact 18: First President with a Third Term Agenda
The 18th President of America, Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), was the first President to attain the full rank of General
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