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Trivia’s Facts and More (9/20)

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This informative post will be published on Saturday in place of my regular one.  You are invited to participate with the opening question.

Brain Teaser Question

What has thirteen hearts but no other organs?

(answer found at the end of this post)

Featured Facts

During America’s challenging years of the Great Depression and World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected to an unprecedented four terms of office.

Here are a few interesting facts about President Roosevelt:

  • Political Party:  Democratic
  • State Represented:  New York
  • Birth:  January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York
  • Death:  April 12, 1945 in Warm Springs, Georgia
  • Colleges Attended:  Harvard University, Columbia Law School

Franklin Roosevelt is a fifth cousin to President Theodore Roosevelt.  At the age of 39, he becomes paralyzed from a bout of polio.  He never regains full use of his legs again.

Prior to the Presidency, Roosevelt gains invaluable experience in a number of positions:

  • Elected in 1910 to the New York Senate.
  • Serves as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the Wilson administration during World War I.
  • Nominated as the Democratic Party’s candidate for Vice President in the election of 1920, which is won by Republican Warren G. Harding for President.
  • Elected Governor of New York in 1928.

In the Election of 1932, Roosevelt easily defeats the incumbent Republican President Herbert Hoover.  Americans desire a change in their fortunes after being overwhelmed by the arrival of the Great Depression.  Newly elected as the country’s 32nd President, Roosevelt promotes a fresh beginning for the nation through his domestic program, the New Deal.

Despite the country struggling to move forward from the economic woes of the Great Depression, Roosevelt is re-elected in a landslide victory in 1936.  As the European continent again plunges into war, Roosevelt is re-elected in 1940 and later in 1944.

Roosevelt masters his ability to use the radio airwaves to communicate with the nation.  His “Fireside Chats” can be categorized in a series of 31 speeches during his time in office.  

He appoints many women to positions in his administration.  Frances Perkins is appointed as the first woman to serve in any President’s Cabinet.  She serves as Secretary of Labor during Roosevelt’s entire Presidency.  

One of the landmark pieces of legislation passed by Congress and signed by President Roosevelt, is the Social Security Act of 1935.  This action remains a part of America’s commitment to its citizens to this very day.

The wife of the President, Eleanor Roosevelt, redefines the role of First Lady as she becomes his eyes and ears in traveling the country as parts of the New Deal are implemented.  Later, she travels extensively overseas during World War II in offering support to American service men and women.

top left and MOVING clockwise: roosevelt estate at hyde park, presidential portrait, youthful years, big three tehran conference with joseph stalin and Winston churchill, roosevelt enjoys the therapeutic waters of warm springs in georgia, Fireside Chat, with first lady eleanor roosevelt.   (Courtesy of Pinterest)

 

Answer to Brain Teaser Question

A deck of cards.

Trivia’s Facts and More (9/13)

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This informative post will be published on Saturday in place of my regular one.  You are invited to participate with the opening question.

Brain Teaser Question

What is always in front of you but cannot be seen?

(answer found at the end of this post)

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Granted statehood on April 30, 1812, Louisiana  becomes the 18th state of the United States.

Here are a few interesting facts about Louisiana:

  • Capital City:  Baton Rouge
  • Most Populous City:  New Orleans (362,701 in 2024)
  • Nickname:  Pelican State
  • State Bird:  Eastern Brown Pelican
  • State Flower:  Magnolia
  • State Motto:  Union, Justice, and Confidence

The origin of Louisiana’s name honors French King Louis XIV.  The city of New Orleans remains the center of Louisiana culture.  It features a richness of French and Spanish heritage along with the influences of Cajun and Creole traditions.  At its heart lies unique cuisine, jazz music, and the annual Mardi Gras.  These contrast with man-made elements of poverty and racial strife; and natural challenges of hurricanes, floods, and a slowly sinking land.

Louisiana offers a rich history to study.  The influence of Spanish and French footprints arrives through the interior waterway of the Mississippi River.  In 1541, Spaniard Hernando de Soto explores the region.  In 1682, Frenchman Rene-Robert Cavelier de La Salle travels into the territory.

Before its statehood, history pivots frequently during the Louisiana’s chapters of time.  In 1755, French Acadians are forced out of Canada by the British.  Known today as Cajuns, they settle in Louisiana.  Throughout the early decades of the 1700s, Native Americans ally with either the French or the British as European military conflicts spill over into North America.

In 1803, the United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million.  America’s land size doubles with this transaction.  During the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson leads a small army to victory at the Battle of New Orleans.  Due to the slow communications of this era, this final battle of the war takes place after a peace treaty is signed.

top left and MOVING clockwise: current state capitol building in baton rouge, french quarter of new orleans, map showing the land size of the louisiana purchase, Magnolia flower, scene from kisatchi national forest, eastern brown pelican, mardi Gras, old state capitol building.  (Courtesy of Pinterest)

 

Answer to Brain Teaser Question

Your future.

Trivia’s Facts and More (8/23)

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This informative post will be published on Saturday in place of my regular one.  You are invited to participate with the opening question.

Brain Teaser Question

Name three consecutive days without naming any of the seven days of the week.

(answer found at the end of this post)

Featured Facts

Admitted to the American Union on May 23, 1788, South Carolina exchanges its English colonial roots to become the 8th state of the United States.

Here are a few interesting facts about South Carolina:

  • Capital City:  Columbia
  • Most Populous City:  Charleston
  • Nickname:  Palmetto State
  • State Bird:  Great Carolina Wren
  • State Flower:  Yellow Jessamine (known for its medicinal properties)
  • State Mottoes:  Amis Opibusque (Prepared In Mind And Resources) as well as Dum Spiro Spero (While I Breathe, I Hope)

From its colonial past, South Carolina is named for two English monarchs, Charles I and Charles II. The first battle of the American Civil War occurs at Fort Sumter in the Charleston harbor on April, 12, 1861. The state has proven to be a popular film-making destination for films such as:

  • The Notebook
  • The Patriot
  • Forest Gump
  • Sleeping with the Enemy

South Carolina is the only American state that owns and operates its own fleet of school buses.  Two of its leading industries have been tourism and textile manufacturing.  Sorry state of Georgia, but South Carolina is the largest producer of peaches, east of the Mississippi River.

South Carolina offers numerous attractions, landmarks, and cultural exhibits:

Brookgreen Gardens offers a botanical atmosphere in Georgetown County.  It is honored as America’s first public sculpture garden.

Near Charleston on Johns Island resides the angel oak, which is estimated to be up to 1,500 years old.

Near Cleveland, Raven Cliff Falls is the highest in the state, with a drop of 420 feet.

Every year on Bomb Island on Lake Murray, up to 750,000 purple martins return to roost on the uninhabited island.  The island is off-limits to humans during their stay.

There is a significant West African footprint with descendants of slaves.  The Gullah influence offers distinctive foods and basket-weaving.

Here is a final look at another selection of photographs:

top left and MOVING clockwise: state house in columbia at night, historical area of charleston, fort sumter, yellow jessamine, myrtle beach, and great carolina wren.  (Courtesy of Pinterest)

 

Answer to Brain Teaser Question

Yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

Trivia’s Facts and More (7/26)

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This informative post will be published on Saturday in place of my regular one.  You are invited to participate with the opening question.

Brain Teaser Question

What begins with an “e” and only contains one letter?

(answer found at the end of this post)

Featured Facts

Sometimes referred to as one of the titans of the American prairie, the American bison is the largest land mammal in North America.  

Here are a few interesting facts about the American bison:

  • Common name:  buffalo
  • Weight:  male (up to 2,000 pounds), female (up to 1,000 pounds)
  • Lifespan:  10 to 20 years
  • Diet:  grass and herbs (sometimes will eat twigs and leaves)

As an ox-like grazing animal, the bison still remains as history’s master of the American plains.  Before the arrival of Europeans, numbers of bison probably total over 50 million.  Today, bison numbers provide only a whisper of its former presence.

Other than a size difference, bulls and cows present a similar appearance.  Both males and females bear short, upcurved horns.  A broad, heavy head is carried low, and it is unable to rise to shoulder level.  A distinctly visible shoulder hump allows the bison to swing the head from side to side, which is highly useful in clearing a path through winter snow.  With heavy forequarters and coarse, shaggy fur, the bison serves as an inviting photo opportunity.

However, people should be very careful to not approach a bison.  These powerful and large animals exhibit an unpredictable nature.  While each has to deal with poor eyesight, the bison possesses excellent senses of smell and hearing.

Bison prefer to live in small groups or bands.  Each is centered around one or more females, along with several generations of offspring.  Males live outside of the band, and they may form their own small groups.

Mating season peaks around August, and bulls engage in head-butting to determine who is most dominant.  Each cow bears one calf, weighing 30 to 70 pounds at birth.  Calves are often referred to as “red dogs” because of their orange-red color.  As they mature, the color will transition to a dark brown.

Native American culture has always treated bison with reverence.  Tribes on the plains followed their seasonal migration patterns as they traveled southward in winter and northward in summer.  In hunting the bison, the animal provided for the tribe’s basic needs of food, clothing, shelter, and tools.  Nothing from the animal was ever wasted.

Today, about 500,000 bison live in the United States.  Most are raised as livestock, with much smaller numbers scattered around the American West as small herds on conservation preserves.  Numbering approximately 5,000, the largest group of bison on public lands is found in Yellowstone National Park.  These bands of bison remain as pure descendants of the earliest of the species.

top left and MOVING clockwise: excellent photo op of a bull, distinctive orange-red color of a calf, cow with calf, white-covered bull in deep winter snow, bull stands out in winter’s cold, bulls dueling for supremacy during breeding season, band from grand teton national park, sacred white bison male,  (Courtesy of Pinterest)

 

Answer to Brain Teaser Question

An envelope.

Trivia’s Facts and More (6/28)

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This informative post will be published on Saturday in place of my regular one.  You are invited to participate with the opening question.

Brain Teaser Question

I am an odd number.  Taking away a letter, and I become even.  What number am I?

(answer found at the end of this post)

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Nicknamed the “Lone Star State”, Texas is admitted to the American Union on December 29, 1845, as the 29th state.  

Here are a few interesting facts about Texas:

  • Capital City:  Austin
  • Most Populous City:  Houston
  • State Flower:  Bluebonnet
  • State Bird:  Mockingbird
  • State Motto:  Friendship

The state flag of Texas immortalizes its motto with the colors of blue for loyalty, white for strength, and red for bravery.  Its single star design is traced back to the days of the independent Texas Republic from 1836-1846.

The Johnson Space Center is located in Houston, and it opened in 1964.  NASA’s flight control is found in the Mission Control Center.  The entire site is also called the Manned Spacecraft Center, and it is named after President Lyndon Johnson.

The city of San Antonio has grown up around one of the most treasured sites in Texas, the Alamo.  The Alamo was at the center of the fight for Texas independence from Mexico in 1836.  Built in 1718 as a Spanish mission, it is later transformed into a military fort.

The infamous Texas Rangers are the oldest law enforcement agency in North America.  In 1923, Stephen Austin organizes the first group of Texas Rangers (ten in number).  

The popular soft drink Dr. Pepper traces its history to Waco and Morrison’s Old Corner Drug Store.  In need of carbonated drinks to be served at the drug store’s soda fountain, pharmacist Charles Alderton creates the recipe for this refreshing soda in 1885.

Two American Presidents have birthplaces in Texas:  Dwight D. Eisenhower (Denison) and Lyndon B. Johnson (Stonewall).  

top left and MOVING clockwise: rio Grande river at big bend national park, texas bluebonnet, apollo moon mission’s saturn v rocket (outside johnson space center), historical collection of texas rangers badges, state capitol in austin, morrison’s old corner drug store (in waco), flag of the lone star state, scene outside of the alamo.  (Courtesy of Pinterest)

 

Answer to Brain Teaser Question

Seven.

Trivia’s Facts and More (6/21)

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This informative post will be published on Saturday in place of my regular one.  You are invited to participate with the opening question.

Brain Teaser Question

A rooster lays an egg on a rooftop.  Which way does it roll?

(answer found at the end of this post)

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Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States, served from 1923 to 1929.  He assumed office after the unexpected death of President Warren G. Harding on August 2, 1923.

Here are a few interesting facts about President Coolidge:

  • Political Party:  Republican
  • State Represented:  Massachusetts
  • Birthdate:  July 4, 1872 (Plymouth Notch, Vermont)
  • Death:  January 5, 1933 (Northhampton, Massachusetts)
  • College Attended:  Amherst

Nicknamed “Silent Cal” by his peers, President Coolidge was known for his quiet demeanor.  His life’s story centered around a reputation of being an honest man with uncharacteristic integrity.  His full name was John Calvin Coolidge, Jr.  Before entering politics, his primary career had been a lawyer.

Coolidge’s political career as a Progressive Republican began in 1906 when he was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.  He later served as mayor of Northampton before being elected to the Massachusetts Senate in 1914.  He was elected to the governorship of Massachusetts in 1918.  

During his term as Governor, he dealt with the Boston police strike in 1919.  He activated the state’s National Guard to provide safety and protection during the absence of police officers.  This event brought Coolidge upon the national stage, which ultimately led to his nomination as the Republican choice for Vice President on the ticket with Warren G. Harding.  

The duo of Harding and Coolidge swept the Election of 1920.  As Vice President, Coolidge was the first ever to attend cabinet meetings.  In late summer of 1923, Harding’s sudden death propelled Coolidge into the Presidency.

President Coolidge finished out the remaining time of Harding’s term.  He was elected to his own term of office in the Election of 1924.  He won decisively over two other candidates:  Democratic John W. Davis of West Virginia and Progressive Robert M. La Follette from Wisconsin.

The “Roaring Twenties” brought unparalleled prosperity to America during Coolidge’s time as President.  The economy experienced rapid growth, and the country moved forward from the aftermath of the Great War.  The President’s conservative approach provided stable leadership.

Coolidge cleaned up the lingering corruption left from the Harding administration.  He was a strong proponent of immigration reform as well as protective tariffs.  He favored a hands-off approach in steering America’s financial and economic footprints. 

In the summer of 1927, he decided that he would not run for re-election in 1928.  He felt that he wanted to follow the tradition of George Washington and others in serving only two terms, even though he was not in office for the full eight years.

top left and MOVING clockwise:  contrast between a much younger coolidge and as President, the President and first lady (grace) on the white house grounds, presidential portrait, as governor pictured with national guard troops during the boston police strike, childhood home in vermont, a relaxed and smiling president, and the coolidge presidential library in northampton.  (Courtesy of Pinterest)

 

Answer to Brain Teaser Question

Nowhere.  A rooster does not lay eggs.

Trivia’s Facts and More (6/14)

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Brain Teaser Question

What has 13 hearts, but no other organs?

(answer found at the end of this post)

Featured Facts

In North America, the largest member of the weasel family is the large and ferocious wolverine.

Here are a few interesting facts about the wolverine:

  • Habitat:  cold northern latitudes, high altitude timberland
  • Length:  26-40 inches (bushy tail adds another 5-10 inches)
  • Weight:  18-40 pounds (males are larger than females)
  • Longevity:  7-10 years in the wild (up to 17 years in captivity)

The North American range of the wolverine extends from the Sierra Nevada Mountains into the northern Cascade Range of Washington, as well as the northern and southern Rocky Mountains of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico.  The species is dependent on winter habitat in areas with deep snowpack.  This leads to more food sources as the wolverine lives and survives in these harsh conditions.

A mature male resembles a small bear with a bushy tail.  With a coarse-hair coat and blackish brown color, it is easy to see how many people view a wolverine with a mistaken identity.  A wolverine’s appearance features a brown stripe, which extends from the neck to the base of the tail.  These unique animals are sometimes called skunk bear, woods devil, and nasty cat.  

A wolverine is a solitary, nocturnal hunter.  Each preys upon smaller mammals such as porcupines, rabbits, rodents, and squirrels.  Some may invite themselves to a dinner of carrion (dead animal flesh) from moose, deer, and domesticated animals.  Common predators of wolverines include pumas, bears, wolves and humans.  Golden eagles will sometimes pursue young kits.  

The life cycle of wolverines begins with male and female courtship during May to August.  Males are polygamous so they will mate with several females.  Females will give birth to a litter of one to five kits, and they will raise them without any help from males.  A common birthing den is usually dug into and hidden under winter’s deep snow.

top row: showing off its bushy tail, close-up of one innocent face, female with pair of kits.  bottom row: on the move during winter, pair of young kits, how ferocious can I look.  (Courtesy of Pinterest)

 

Answer to Brain Teaser Question

A deck of cards.

Trivia’s Facts and More (5/31)

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This informative post will be published on Saturday in place of my regular one.  You are invited to participate with the opening question.

Brain Teaser Question

A butcher stands six feet and one inch tall and wears size 12 shoes.  What does he weigh?

(answer found at the end of this post)

Featured Facts

Wisconsin enters the American Union as the 30th state on May 29, 1848.  There is much to embrace from the heart of “America’s Dairyland.”

Here are a few interesting facts about Wisconsin:

  • Capital city:  Madison
  • Most populated city:  Milwaukee (550,857)
  • Nickname:  Badger State
  • State flower:  Wood violet
  • State Motto:  Forward

Wisconsin’s nickname is not related to the animal.  Rather, early prospectors find shelter in a mine’s tunnels much like badgers.  The oldest city is Green Bay, which is settled in 1634 by French explorer Jean Nicolet.  He establishes a small trading post along Lake Michigan.

Wisconsin’s land size is similar to the American state of Georgia as well as the country of Tunisia.  As evidence of the most recent period of glacial activity, the state’s land area features over 15,000 lakes.  Lake Winnebago is the largest while the Wisconsin River flows as the state’s longest.  Natural borders include Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and the Mississippi River.

Visitors to the Badger State have been fascinated with many attractions.  The Wisconsin Dells is a popular themed water park.  Belmount Mound State Park is home to the Council House, which serves as the first territorial capitol in Belmont in 1836.  Baraboo Ridge offers a 25-mile long mountain-like Precambrian rock.  Untouched by the last glacial period, the Driftless Area plateau offers rugged hills and deep river valleys.

The topography of Wisconsin highlights its plains, forested areas, and rolling hills.  With an additional nickname as the “Cheese State,” the state leads the nation in cheese production.  The region exports from its substantial harvests of cranberries, sweet corn, and ginseng.

Many “firsts” have been recorded in Wisconsin’s history over the years.  Here is a quick summary of a few.

  • First commercially viable typewriter is invented by Christopher Latham Sholes in 1868.
  • Les Paul, nicknamed the “Wizard of Waukesha”, invents the electric guitar.
  • In 1873, Racine’s William and James Horlick invent malted milk.
  • Childhood friends Arthur Davidson and William Harley open up Harley-Davidson motorcycle manufacturing in Milwaukee in 1903.
  • In 1856 the first kindergarten class starts up in Watertown under the supervision of Margarethe Schurz.

top left and moving clockwise:  state capitol building in madison, state flower wood violet, historical marker for first KINDERGARTEN class, milwaukee skyline, christopher latham sholes typewriter, lake winnebago at miller’s bay, wisconsin dells tour boat, driftless area’s scenery.  (Courtesy of Pinterest)

 

Answer to Brain Teaser Question

Meat.

Trivia’s Facts and More (5/24)

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This informative post will be published on Saturday in place of my regular one.  You are invited to participate with the opening question.

Brain Teaser Question

Why did the music teacher need a ladder?

(answer found at the end of this post)

Featured Facts

On September 5, 1977, the American space program (NASA) successfully launches Voyager 1.  This probe’s mission is designed to study the outer planets of Earth’s solar system.

Here are a few interesting facts about Voyager 1:

  • Body size:  about the size of a subcompact car
  • Launch weight:  1,797 pounds.
  • Voyage 2:  probe identical to Voyager 1; launches on August 20, 1977

During the 1960s, NASA scientists dream about sending a probe into the outer reaches of the solar system.  While both Voyager 1 and 2  complete their primary mission to explore the giant planets of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, each has ventured into interstellar space (Voyager 1 in 2012 and Voyager 2 in 2018).  Both probes have surveyed the outer planets, numerous moons, unique systems of rings, and magnetic fields.

Interstellar space is defined as beyond the Sun’s magnetic field.  Both Voyager 1 and 2 have reached a distance of approximately 15 billions miles from Earth.  Any signal between Earth and one of these probes takes about 22.5 hours to arrive.

Both probes have been destined to serve as Earth’s representative as their respective journeys take them deeper into space.  They contain images of Earth, sounds of animals, and collections of music.  Each carries a greeting if another form of life is encountered.

Each probe’s camera has been silent since 1990 when they were turned off to save power and computer memory space.  They now primarily focus on detecting environmental elements.  Though both Voyager 1 and 2 have exceeded their the planned years of service, they will probably stay in operation until approximately 2030.  With their plutonium-fueled energy supply depleted, these tiny ghost ships will continue to transport hopes and dreams, bearing humanity’s knowledge.

Over the years, NASA engineers have continued to troubleshoot challenges.  Recently, they have managed a  successful restart of the backup thrusters on Voyager 1.  These thrusters have been disabled since 2004, and they have been considered no longer functional.  Thrusters are necessary to control the probe’s orientation, which helps to pinpoint its antennae toward Earth.  Since the primary thrusters have been wearing out, the time has become critical for bringing the backup ones on line.

top left and moving clockwise:  diagram of various parts of the voyager probes, launch of voyager 1, nasa engineers prepare voyager 1, image of voyager 1 as viewed in space, voyager 1 photo of jupiter,  (Courtesy of Pinterest)

 

Answer to Brain Teaser Question

To reach the high notes.

Trivia’s Facts and More (5/17)

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Brain Teaser Question

What word in the English language has three consecutive double letters?

(answer found at the end of this post)

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A native of Ohio,  Warren G. Harding becomes the 29th President of the United States.  He remains the final one of eight Presidents with roots in the Buckeye state.

Here are a few interesting facts about President Harding:

  • Political Party:  Republican
  • Birth:  November 2, 1865 in Blooming Grove, Ohio
  • Death:  August 2, 1923 in San Francisco, California

Harding’s career before entering politics centers around his partnership in The Marion Star newspaper, which is purchased when he is 19 years of age.  Marion, Ohio remains his adult home for the rest of his life. 

His political career begins with being elected to the Ohio Senate.  He later serves as Ohio’s Lieutenant Governor, but loses in his bid to become the state’s Governor.  He is elected United States Senator from Ohio in 1914.

With the Presidential Election of 1920 arriving, Harding is nominated as a compromise candidate for the Republican Party.  Ironically, the Democratic candidate is James M. Cox, the current Governor of Ohio.  His running mate will be Franklin D. Roosevelt, who later becomes the only American President to serve more than two terms in office.  

Following the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, this election is the first for American women to vote in.  Harding conducts a campaign primarily from the front porch of his Marion home.  Thousands of people travel to hear him speak, and the relentless traffic wears out the home’s front lawn (later replaced with gravel).  

Harding’s campaign plans revolve around promising a “return to normalcy” following the victory and aftermath of the Great War (later renamed World War I).  He favors pro-business reforms along with limited immigration.  The election produces a landslide victory for Harding and the Republican Party, with a slightly better than 60 percent of the popular vote.  

Harding becomes the first President to speak on radio.  He later visits the territory of Alaska, which marks the first ever trip by any American President.  One of the landmark nominations of his Presidency is for Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.  He nominates fellow Ohioan and former President William Howard Taft.

Upon returning from his trip in Alaska, Harding becomes ill.  He dies in San Francisco from an apparent heart attack.  Vice President Calvin Coolidge takes over the reins of the Presidency.

Following Harding’s death, much more light comes to the corruption that has been brewing within his administration.  The Teapot Dome scandal has already been in the news and brings substantial embarrassment to President Harding.  His Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall, and others have been selling government-owned oil leases in Wyoming for political favors.  Fall and his cronies will be found guilty and serve prison time.  

All of these findings bring darkness to Harding’s abbreviated term of office, even though he escapes any hand in the wrongdoings.  However, his reputation as President remains forever damaged.  Some of his critics now nickname him “President Hardly.”

top left and moving clockwise:  portrait of president harding, campaign poster from 1920, harding pictured working for his newspaper in marion, harding in his pre-presidency days, pictured with vice president calvin coolidge, harding’s memorial and tomb in marion, harding home in marion.  (Courtesy of Pinterest)

 

Answer to Brain Teaser Question

Bookkeeper (also bookkeeping)