Five Poorest U.S. Presidents
When most of us think about the Presidents of the United States, we think about rich people who spend the rest of their lives living off of book deals and speaking engagements. However, this is not so. Many Presidents had problems making ends meet and some of them actually went bankrupt! They were the poorest U.S. Presidents. Everyone who become President is not a millionaire or independently wealthy. Here are five of our leaders who almost literally lived in the poor house.
Ingenius Inventions Care Of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was one of our greatest Founding Fathers. Not only was he the chief writer of the Declaration of Independence, architect and the third President of the United States, he was also an accomplished inventor. Most of his inventions were improvements on existing devices. He was very interested in making things easier and more convenient, which was the thought process behind his creativity. Here are five of some of his most ingenious innovations. Read more...
The President’s Day Quiz
Today is President's Day. While this holiday was meant to be a day honoring the men who served as President of the United States, both past and present, most people look at it as a day off, no school for the kids, or a time to go buy a mattress. Others look at it as a day another bill won't be showing up in your mailbox. Your mom might even be baking a cherry pie today, but there is actually a lot more to know about the Presidents. How much do you really know about the Presidents of our country? Did they teach you any of this in school? Have we completely lost touch with this holiday? Here is a quiz to test your knowledge. Read more...
5 Things About Jefferson You Didn’t Know
Thomas Jefferson was probably one of the best of our Founding Fathers. While we know that he was the third President of the United States, the main writer of the Declaration of Independence, and a man of the Enlightenment. However, there is a lot about Thomas Jefferson that we don't know about. He was very secretive in many ways. Here are five bits of trivia, you may not have known about this great man. Read more...
