The gunfire signaled the Inauguration Day of America’s ninth president, the Whig Party’s Gen. William Henry “Old Tippecanoe” Harrison of Ohio, and his vice president, ...

America’s ninth president, William Henry Harrison, is remembered for two things: being long-winded and dying tragically. He had the longest inaugural address to date. He also had the shortest ...

President William Henry Harrison died exactly one month after he delivered a nearly ... The National Weather Service said ...

The original, signed reading copy of President Benjamin Harrison's 1889 inaugural address, which was previously held in ...

A lithograph depicting William Henry Harrison's presidential inauguration, in 1841. Library of Congress/The Washington Post Naturally, the Democrats did their best to malign Harrison.

William Henry Harrison’s inaugural address in 1841 lasted an hour and 40 minutes in “cloudy, cold and blustery” weather, which Harrison braved “without a hat or overcoat,” according to ...

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 has the notorious standing of giving the longest inaugural address but having the shortest presidency. Skip Navigation.