26Slavery
James Buchanan, the 15th U.S. President, was morally opposed to slavery but believed it was protected by the constitution, and so continuously brought slaves with his own money in order to free them.
27. A few days before delivering the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln saw John Wilkes Booth perform as a villain in a play at Ford's Theatre. Someone told Lincoln, "He almost seems to be reciting these lines to you." To which Lincoln replied, "He does talk very sharp at me, doesn't he?"
28. Abraham Lincoln was an elite wrestler in his days before politics. He once challenged a crowd, saying, "I’m the big buck of this lick. If any of you want to try it, come on and whet your horns.” The challenge went unanswered.
29. James Buchanan is the only bachelor President in U.S. history and the only one from Pennsylvania. He also grew up in a log cabin.
30. Franklin Pierce's 1852 presidential campaign slogan was, "We Polked you in '44, We shall Pierce you in '52."
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31Queen Victoria
In 1855, Queen Victoria pronounced ex-U.S. President Millard Fillmore to be the most handsome man she had ever seen.
32. President Millard Fillmore married his schoolteacher Abigail Powers as Fillmore's knowledge.
33. Franklin D. Pierce, 14th President of the United States, was asked what he would do next as he was leaving office. He replied, "There's nothing left [to do] but get drunk." Twelve years later, he died from cirrhosis of the liver.
34. In 1917, journalist H.L. Mencken published a hoax news article stating bathtubs were popularized in the US by President Millard Fillmore after he had one installed in the White House. Thirty years later, even after he admitted it was false, it was still being reprinted as fact.
35. President Millard Fillmore once spent nine months in forced labor after his ship was captured by pirates. After this extended period of captivity, he and the other fisherman recaptured their ship and the pirates were taken to Boston where they were hanged.
36James K. Polk
President James K. Polk is nicknamed by some historians "The least known Consequential President." He promised to serve just one term, and he achieved all of the agenda he set at the beginning of his term.
37. Zachary Taylor, 12th President Of The United States, died just sixteen months after inauguration from eating raw fruit and iced milk.
38. Zachary Taylor, the 12th President of the United States, had not voted in an election prior to his own Presidential election.
39. When US President James K. Polk was 17, he had to undergo surgery to remove urinary stones. As there was no anesthetic in 1812, he was given brandy before the surgery was performed on him while he was fully conscious.
40. The last words of President James K. Polk, to his wife, were: "I love you, Sarah. For all eternity, I love you."
41Grandchildren
John Tyler the 10th President of the United States has two living grandchildren. He was born in 1790.
42. The last words of John Tyler (10th President) were "I am going. Perhaps it is best."
43. If the mostly unknown 10th President of the USA-John Tyler, hadn't implemented the Monroe Doctrine, Hawaii would be a British colony today
44. John Tyler was the only US president elected to serve two different governments, the Union, and the Confederacy.
45. John Tyler, 10th President of the United States, was actually elected by Virginians to the Confederate Congress. When he died he became the only President to be buried under the flag of a foreign nation.
46Daniel Webster
Senator Daniel Webster turned down two offers to be vice president by William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor because he thought the office was a dead-end position. Both these presidents then died in office.
47. During the U.S. Civil War, former President John Tyler became a Confederate and was elected to serve in the Confederate Congress. He is the only U.S. President to not be mourned officially in Washington D.C. due to his being a Confederate supporter.
48. As an 11-year-old boy, the future president John Tyler led his classmates in hog tying the teacher who whipped them. When asked to punish the boy, John Tyler's father said: "sic semper tyrannis" (thus always to tyrants).
49. American President William Henry Harrison delivered his 1 hour 45-minute inaugural address in a snowstorm while wearing neither a hat or coat, promptly contracted pneumonia, and died less than a month later, making his the shortest presidency in history.
50. President Martin Van Buren was intentionally thrown from a carriage to convince him of the need to fund road construction.
