by Mike Purdy | Jan 28, 2013 | Abraham Lincoln, Assassinations, Deaths, John F. Kennedy
Both Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy had premonitions prior to their deaths of dying by an assassin’s bullet.Lincoln: According to an account published by Lincoln’s former law partner, Ward Hill Lamon, Lincoln apparently told the following...
by Mike Purdy | Jan 23, 2013 | Deaths, George Washington, James Madison, James Monroe, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson
James Madison died on June 28, 1836. Had he lived for six more days, he would have died on July 4th. An Independence Day death for Madison would have meant that four out of the first five presidents would have died on July 4th. George Washington died on December 14,... by Mike Purdy | Jan 16, 2013 | Terms of Office
Of the 44 men who have served as President, less than a third, or only 31% of them have served a full two terms. Here’s a list of the 14 Presidents who have served two terms: George Washington Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe Andrew Jackson Ulysses... by Mike Purdy | Jan 14, 2013 | Secret Service
President Obama signed legislation on January 10, 2013 that will provide him, former President George W. Bush and future presidents and their spouses with lifetime Secret Service protection.Changes 10 year protection plan: In the mid-1990s, Congress passed a law... by Mike Purdy | Jan 7, 2013 | Deaths, Franklin Roosevelt
I recently finished reading Robert Klara’s 2010 book entitled FDR’s Funeral Train, the story of FDR’s death and the long train ride with his body that captivated the nation. Klara writes like a novelist, but packed with historical detail so you...