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THE LONGEST INAUGURAL ADDRESS

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      William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841)
    

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Drawing depicting Harrison’s Inauguration

It was a cold, wet and windy day on March 4, 1841 when the ninth President of the
United States, William Henry Harrison gave the longest Inaugural Address. It had
mare than 8,000 words and took almost two hours to deliver. Harrison fell ill and
died a month later from pneumonia. 

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TODAY IN HISTORY!

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INAUGURATION OF THE 34th PRESIDENT

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THE NEWS ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY!

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Wilder served as the 66th Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. His
most recent political office was Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, which he
held from 2005 to 2009. Wilder served in the Korean War, earning a
Bronze Star for heroism at Pork Chop Hill. He will turn 82 January 17.

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NEWS ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY!

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