Excessive is known to affect both mental and physical health.However, Olshansky found that the first eight presidents, for example, who lived during a time when life expectancy did not even reach 40 years, lived an average of 79.8 years.Olshansky said:All ex-Presidents who are still alive ...
The cherry tree, along with the hatchet that chopped it down, has nevertheless come to represent the honesty and forthrightness for which Washington was revered. Ironically, this and the other popular legend concerning George Washington- how he threw a silver dollar across the Potomac River-are ...
Halloween may be behind us, but that doesn’t mean spooky season is over just yet. We still have Election Day to get through! Regardless of how the results shake out, there’s no denying the significance of this election, with Vice President Kamala Harris taking on former President Donald ...
Olshansky pointed out that the average lifespan for the first eight presidents was 79.8 years, roughly equivalent to the life expectancy of American women alive today. This was a remarkable figure in an era when the average man died before 40, he said. Among presidents who served over the la...
Now That's Interesting John Tyler, America's 10th president, served from 1841 to 1845. And although he was alive when George Washington was in office, he has two grandsons who are still living. This unlikely event is possible because one of Tyler's sons, Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Sr., had ...
Still, serious discussions of impeaching a president have occurred rarely in our nation's history because of the damage they can cause to the republic. Until Trump's impeachment, many Americans alive today could name only one impeached president,William Jefferson Clinton. This is because of the ...
“Remember Me”. It’s great and much like the original. Then the Presidents are back for a second term, this time adding members of Tubetop and Kim Thayil of Soundgarden to the mix. They do a cool campfire version of “New York Groove” that sounds live. This is much better than ...
Could we also get a "where are they now" segment featuring people like MLK Jr., JFK, LBJ, Hubert Humphrey, Richard Nixon, Robert Kennedy, Joe Kennedy Jr. (if he's still alive, that is), Wayne Morse, Upton Sinclair, Henry A. Wallace, Robert La Follette (Sr. and ...
Using a traditional perspective that is rare today, he explains the complexities of the postCivil War era by unpacking the moves and motives of its presidents: Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Rutherford B. Hayes. In the process, Simpson offers an insightful overview of ...
“We in the press know that we are not loved,” Thomas said, “and we’re not going to win any popularity contests. Ancient rulers used to kill messengers who brought bad news; I’m sure much of the public would like to do the same with today’s press. ...