“Old Tip” was transformed from a genteel blueblood into the everyman, and with this image, he won the election. Challenges: As he had the most fleeting presidency in our history, William Henry ...

President William Henry Harrison died exactly one month after he delivered a nearly two hour inaugural address in the rain ...

William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, is pictured in a daguerrotype captured in 1841 (Pictures ...

Since George Washington’s first inaugural address, US presidents have used the occasion to inspire and share their vision for ...

In fourth place is the nation's ninth president, William Henry Harrison. Harrison was elected in 1841 at age 68, but his tenure as president was short-lived. He died 32 days into his first term ...

"Tippecanoe" Harrison was elected the 9th president of the U.S. in 1840 but ran into exceptionally foul weather on his ...

When John Tyler assumed the presidency upon the death of William Henry Harrison, critics referred to him as “His Accidency.” At fifty-one, Tyler was the youngest man yet to become president. Tyler, ...

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 ...

Born: March 29, 1790, in Greenway, Virginia... Following the sudden death of William Henry Harrison, Vice President John Tyler assumed the presidency. "His Accidency" quickly ran afoul of his own ...

Grandson of William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison managed ... but it established the goal of a check on corporations that later presidents like Theodore Roosevelt could exploit more fully.