FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Now to “Tippecanoe” - William Henry Harrison. Prior to becoming the ninth president Harrison joined the army and was stationed in the Northwest territories in 1791.
Born: February 9, 1773, in Berkeley, Virginia... William Harrison, a frontier army general whose fame (and nickname) was assured at the battle of Tippecanoe, spent only 32 days in office before dying.
General William Henry Harrison led a stunning victory over British forces and their Native allies in the Battle of the Thames on this day in history, Oct. 5, 1813. The swift American victory in the ...
Leading up to America’s 250th birthday next July, we are highlighting things you might not know about our presidents. KOTA Territory’s Phil Aldridge hit the streets in the “City of Presidents” to tell ...
The Enquirer's Just Askin' series aims to answer the questions that no one seems to have an answer for, not even Google. William Henry Harrison, an American military officer and politician, was the ...
He was the oldest man who had ever run for president, and the demands for him to step aside due to his advanced age grew louder and more forceful. The man was William Henry “Old Tippecanoe” Harrison, ...
NORTH BEND, Ohio – You might consider the parade here earlier this month the equivalent of a participation trophy. Of the 45 presidents the nation will honor Monday, none served as short a term as ...
“We are happy to announce that the health of the president is decidedly better, the disease with which he was afflicted having assumed a more favorable aspect,” a Washington newspaper reported. The ...
NORTH BEND, Ohio – You might consider the parade here earlier this month the equivalent of a participation trophy. Of the 45 presidents the nation will honor Monday, none served as short a term as ...