The Eighth First Lady - Hannah Van Buren - History
Like Martha Jefferson and Rachel Jackson, Hannah van Buren did not live to perform the duties of First Lady. Also similar to Martha Jefferson, she died almost two decades before her husband was elected president. Hannah Hoes was born to Johannes ... [... more]
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The Seventh First Lady - Rachel Jackson - History
Rachel Donelson was born to Colonel John Donelson and Rachel Stockley Donelson in Virginia. While the exact date of her birth is not known, most sources have settled on June 15, 1767. Her education consisted of the usual subjects for girls; ... [... more]
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The Thirty-Eighth First Lady - Betty Ford - History
Most people recognize the name Betty Ford because of the Betty Ford Center, whose mission is "To provide effective alcohol and other drug dependency treatment services, including programs of education and research to help women, men and families ... [... more]
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The Second First Lady - Abigail Adams - History
Born November 11, 1744, in Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the Reverend William and Elizabeth Quincy Smith, Abigail's intense interest in learning and native intelligence sparked her curiosity and resulted in a highly educated woman even without a ... [... more]
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The Third First Lady - Martha Jefferson - History
Martha Jefferson was born to John and Martha Wayles October 19, 1748, on a plantation called "The Forest" in Charles City County, Virginia. She married Bathurst Skeleton when she was only eighteen but became a widow only two years later. In 1771 [... more]
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The Fourth First Lady - Dolley Madison - History
Dolley Payne was born in North Carolina in 1768 to John and Mary Payne. The Paynes returned to Virginia where they owned a plantation. Because John Payne was a Quaker, his conscience would not allow him to keep slaves, but he could not succeed as ... [... more]
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The Fifth First Lady - Elizabeth Kortright Monroe - History
Born on June 30, 1768, in New York City to Lawrence and Hannah Kortright, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe performed her First Lady duties in a way that ruffled the feathers of the Washingtonians. The opposite in nature of Dolley Madison Mrs. Monroe ... [... more]
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The First First Lady - Martha Washington - History
The first First Lady had a personal philosophy of life that, no doubt, served her well in performing her duties in the political world into which she was thrust after she married the first President, George Washington. That philosophy she summed ... [... more]
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The Sixth First Lady - Louisa Adams - History
The only First Lady not born in the United States, Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams was born February 12, 1775 in London, England to Joshua Johnson, an American from Maryland, and Catherine Nuth Johnson, a Londoner. Because her father was an ... [... more]
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Gifts of Christmas Past - History
They're always the ones that are hardest to shop for... They've got a passion for history, but it seems like they've also got everything else under the sun already! This year's fad gift just won't do. So, what do you buy the history lover who ... [... more]
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Forefather's Day - December 21st - History
This may not have been the kind of introduction you were expecting, but it wasn't just any rock. It wasn't much to look at - no silver or gold specks, no diamonds buried within. It wasn't very big either. Before 1620 it was just a very plain, ... [... more]
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Time Travel - Sleepy Hollow - History
From the moment it left Washington Irving's pen, millions have been in love with the story of Ichabod Crane, Katrina Van Tassel, Brom Bones, and a mysterious headless horseman that rode through the night in search of heads to replace the one ... [... more]
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