General William Henry Harrison led Americans to victory in the Battle of the Thames on this day in history, Oct. 5, 1813, routing the British and Native forces led by Shawnee chief Tecumseh.

William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, is buried in North Bend, 15 miles west of Cincinnati. The tomb is marked by a 60-foot limestone brick obelisk on a hilltop along U ...

The son of Benjamin Harrison, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, William Henry Harrison was raised on a Virginia plantation. Growing up, Harrison had no thought of becoming president. He ...

Shawnee chief Tecumseh and American governor of the Indiana Territory William Henry Harrison face off during negotiations over the sale of tribal lands on July 27, 1811.

In the fall of 1811 Harrison gathered a thousand men and, when Tecumseh was away, made a preemptive strike against his base on the Tippecanoe. After a brief fight several hundred garrison warriors ...

Gallop Toward the Sun: Tecumseh and Harrison’s Struggle for the Destiny of a Nation Peter Stark. Random House, $28.99 (416p) ISBN 978-0-593-13361-3 ...

No one as old as William Henry Harrison had ever run for president. Even his supporters knew that was a problem. ... Tecumseh. At the inconclusive Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811, ...

In 1840, William Henry “Granny” Harrison was mocked for his presidential run at age 67 — 15 years younger than President Biden would be at the start of a second term.