In 1909, wealthy widow Susie W. Allgood marketed a plush marsupial inspired by President William Howard Taft. But children thought the toy looked “too much like a rat,” and it sold poorly ...

According to the Boston Fire Historical Society official website, the first recorded fire in Boston occurred on March 16, ...

2. Martin Van Buren's first language was Dutch, making him the only U.S. president whose first language wasn't English. 3. William Howard Taft became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after his ...

President William Howard Taft and his wife, Nellie, visited Charleston on several occasions to stay at the home of his friend, then-Mayor R. Goodwynn Rhett. During a visit in 1911, Taft climbed ...

In Myers v. United States, the 1926 Supreme Court decision most protective of broad presidential power over administration, Chief Justice (and former president) William Howard Taft acknowledged ...

In the spirit of Presidents' Day in the United States, I asked 5 chatbots for 5 unusual facts about the history of the presidents in the United States. As a bonus, I threw in a response from ...

Notably, five U.S. presidents—William Howard Taft, Gerald Ford, George H ... as well as figures like then-U.S. president Woodrow Wilson and PJ O’Rourke. Each of these universities offers world-class ...

President and Mrs. Coolidge, Mrs. William Howard Taft (Chief Justice Taft was ill and unable to attend, as was also Senator Henry Cabot Lodge). Mrs. Wilson remained in her room during these ...