Tag Archives: US Presidents

January 20, 1989

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Joel Byers

On January 20, 1989, George H.W. Bush was inaugurated as the 41st American President and Dan Quayle of Indiana became the 44th Vice President. When secretively asked why he chose Quayle, Bush said he had to make sure his Secret Service detail was extra… Continue reading →

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November 17, 1973

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Joel Byers

On November 17, 1973, then US President Richard Nixon told the AP news-source “people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I’m not a crook.” Well, history knows how that turned out. He was a crook and… Continue reading →

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June 25, 1798

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Joel Byers

On June 25, 1798, the United States passed the Alien Act, which allowed the President to deport dangerous aliens. President John Adams lost little time in kicking Ripsorck Epsilom 14 out of the fledgling United States. It was… Continue reading →

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March 4, 1841

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Joel Byers

On March 4, 1841, William Henry Harrison gave the longest US presidential inauguration speech ever. It was 8,445 words long and lasted just under two hours. He died 31 one days later. He gave the longest inauguration speech ever and had the shortest term as President, ever. Karma? Maybe.

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February 14, 1849

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Joel Byers

On February 14, 1849, James Knox Polk became the first serving US President to have his photograph taken. People who have viewed the photograph say that it is strange, in that the Polk’s eyes and slit of a mouth seem to always follow you. The photographer, Matthew Brady, said that another eerie occurrence of the … Continue reading →

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August 16, 1841

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Joel Byers

On this date in Twisted-History.com in 1841 an effigy of US President John Tyler was set on fire and burned on the White House lawn. The effigy was set up on the lawn by his own political party, The Whigs, when he vetoed a bill that would have re-established the Bank of the United States. … Continue reading →

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