Historical Figures and Celebrities Who Died on the Same Day Throughout history, there have been numerous instances where famous historical figures and celebrities have died on the same day. Here we discuss a small but intriguing selection of them. John F. Kennedy, Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis: November 22, 1963 The assassination of John F. …
Martin Van Buren Spoke English as a Second Language Martin Van Buren, the eight president of the United States and first to be born a US citizen, spoke English as a second language. In fact, he didn’t learn to speak English until he went to school and never lost his Dutch accent. Van Buren and …
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John Quincy Adams Liked to Skinny-Dip in the Potomac John Quincy Adams was an avid skinny dipper. That’s right, you heard correctly. This was a president who loved to take a naked dip in the Potomac River. Adams’ morning routine was quite the spectacle. He would start off with a brisk six-mile walk, followed by …
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Madison Rejected Measures to Delay His Death Until July 4th Many Americans viewed the deaths of both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson — the second and third US presidents respectively — on Independence Day, 1826, as a sign of the new nation’s divinity. The death of James Monroe — the fifth US president — on …
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Did Morgan Robertson’s ‘Futility’ Predict the Titanic Disaster? In 1898, author Morgan Robertson published a novella called Futility (later republished as The Wreck of the Titan). Futility tells the tale of a purportedly unsinkable ocean liner – Titan – that hits an iceberg and sinks, killing most of its passengers. Futility seemed to have predicted the …
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Tsutomu ‘Lucky’ Yamaguchi: The Man Who Survived Both Atomic Bombs The Devastation Following the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima Tsutomu ‘Lucky’ Yamaguchi was the man who survived both atomic bombs, first at Hiroshima and then at Nagasaki. He remains the only human being to have survived the detonation of two nuclear weapons. Yamaguchi lived in Nagasaki and …
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The Wretched Execution of George Spencer . . . and a Pig George Spencer was not an attractive man: he was described as bald, one-eyed and pig like. He was also a known to be a godless troublemaker and petty criminal. So, when the pious puritans of New Haven, Connecticut discovered that a local sow …
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Jefferson’s Tombstone Doesn’t Acknowledge His Presidency Thomas Jefferson left precise instructions regarding his tombstone and epitaph. He even provided the design for his grave marker and the words to be inscribed upon it. “Because by these,” he wrote, “As testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered.” “On the faces of the …
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Did James Polk Work Himself to Death? It’s amazing that Polk remains one of the lesser known US presidents. The circumstances of his election and accomplishments as a president are fascinating. Elected in 1844, the eleventh and youngest president of the USA to that time, Polk was enthusiastic and full of vigour. Many scholars argue …
John Adams And Thomas Jefferson Died On The Same Day – July 4th, 1826 John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died within hours of each other on 4th July, 1826. Both men were of great age, particularly for the time, so their deaths could not have been unexpected. Yet, for the second and third presidents of …
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