The president was William Henry Harrison, who had been sworn in on March 4, 1841. On the day the news article was published, April 1, 1841, Harrison actually was fighting for his life.

Aristrocrat turned infantryman turned President William Henry Harrison accomplished much in his life: he was the first Congressional delegate from the U.S. Northwest Territory, the governor of the ...

Whether you learned it in school, or through a jaunty musical number on The Simpsons, the sad tale of William Henry Harrison is one of the more unique in American history.Before being elected the ...

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 ...

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.

William Harrison, a frontier army general whose fame (and nickname) was assured at the battle of Tippecanoe, spent only 32 days in office before dying.

William Henry Harrison 9th president (1841) Staff Writer. The Columbus Dispatch. Background/Early Life • Born in 1773, William Harrison grew up as the youngest of seven children during the ...

No one as old as William Henry Harrison had ever run for president. Even his supporters knew that was a problem. Two presidential candidates face off in a rematch. One candidate, his affluent ...

William Henry Harrison Park was included as a line item in state lawmakers" "super duper fund," a one-time pot of $700 million to be allocated to various community projects and initiatives ...