The National Weather Service said Harrison's Inauguration Day began with a morning low of 34 degrees and eventually reached 51 degrees in the afternoon. While it rained, there are no reliable ...
Major Acts: William Henry Harrison gave the longest inaugural address ever—almost two hours—on a cold day without an overcoat. He succumbed to pneumonia exactly one month into office.
William Harrison ... delivering a 90-minute inaugural address in freezing rain... Died: April 4, 1841. Although he did not accomplish anything in his month in office, Harrison had no strong ...
Many historians will tell you it was pneumonia that killed President William Henry Harrison ... long inaugural address. But a recent study reexamined the journal of Harrison's physician, and ...