Famous Figures
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Abraham Lincoln
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John Adams was the first president to go to college.
While George Washington was famously eulogized as “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen,” his trendsetting record did not extend to the halls…
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Napoleon owned a watch from a company that still exists.
In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte, then a general in the French army, embarked on a military campaign to Egypt with 35,000 soldiers and three luxury timepieces. Before setting off, he paid…
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George Washington refused to shake hands.
George Washington had many challenges as the first president of the United States, and one of them was a lack of social mores around the presidency. The office was brand-new,…
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Which U.S. Presidents Were Multilingual?
English has always been the dominant language of United States presidents, but many have also spoken other languages. Some presidents were well versed in classical tongues such as Latin and…