Vice President Henry Wilson died from a stroke on the morning of Monday, Nov. 22, 1875. That afternoon, President Ulysses S.
Illinoisans celebrate our 16th president and defender of the Union on Feb. 12, a state holiday. The rest of the nation remembers Lincoln, along with George Washington, on Presidents Day on Feb. 16. In ...
The only person to be president and chief justice on the U.S Supreme Court.
The Republican stalwart thought he could wield more power from the Senate than he ever could from the Supreme Court.