President William Henry Harrison died exactly one month after he delivered a nearly two hour inaugural address in the rain ...

Challenges: As he had the most fleeting presidency in our history, William Henry Harrison died too soon to prove himself. His promises included a weak executive office (meaning the President did not ...

On March 4, 1841, William Henry Harrison delivered what is the longest inaugural ... Ironically, after giving what was (and ...

Donald Trump's first inaugural address was the shortest in decades, but was no where near the shortest speech.

A president’s inauguration is a historic day, where scores of Americans travel across the country to see their new president ...

Many historians will tell you it was pneumonia that killed President William Henry Harrison. The popular belief is that he developed the infection after catching a cold while delivering his ...

In fourth place is the nation's ninth president, William Henry Harrison. Harrison was elected in 1841 at age 68, but his tenure as president was short-lived. He died 32 days into his first term ...

We are just days away from the January 20 presidential inauguration of Donald Trump, who returns to the country's highest ...

William Henry Harrison, was the first to die in office. Many of the mourning traditions following a president’s death were established following William Henry Harrison’s death.

“Not every president has to have a state funeral,” Hyde said. “This tradition dates back to William Henry Harrison in 1841—Benjamin Harrison’s grandfather—who was the first sitting ...

But President-elect Harrison wore no hat, coat or gloves when he received the Oath of Office to become the 9th President of the United States of America. Standing in the cold and the rain ...