Presidents’ Day–What is it, how did it grow out of Washington’s Birthday, why do we celebrate it, and was George Washington really who the legends say he was? Find out at https://www.almanac.com/content/when-presidents-day.
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Did You Know This About Our Previous Presidents?
In honor of Presidents’ Day, I offer you some fun facts about a bunch of Presidents. Maybe you can work some of them into cocktail-party conversation. These are a few of the ones you’ll find at Presidents Day Trivia: Facts About The 45 US Presidents. I just thought we needed to lighten up for a day on the men who have occupied that esteemed Oval Office.
- Warren G. Harding had feet sized 14.
- Martin Van Buren is the one who popularized the use of the term “OK.”
- Lincoln’s national historical park has a building with 56 steps, one meant for each year he lived before being assassinated.
- During the Civil War, Rutherford B. Hayes was wounded four times in battle.
- James Buchanan is the only president to not have a wife while in office. Grover Cleveland started at the White House single but later got married in office.
