1799:
Former surveyor and president George Washington dies at his Mount Vernon home at the age of 67. On December 12, 1799, he rode out into the freezing sleet to survey business affairs on his estate. He returned home late for a dinner engagement and refused to take the time to change out of his wet clothes. On December 13, he developed a severe respiratory infection and died the following day. His last words were "'Tis well."
1863:
Former surveyor then president Abraham Lincoln announced a grant of amnesty for Mrs. Emilie Todd Helm, Mary Lincoln's half sister and the widow of a Confederate general. The pardon was one of the first under Lincoln's Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, which he had announced less than a week before. The plan was the president's blueprint for the reintegration of the South into the Union. Part of the plan allowed for former Confederates to be granted amnesty if they took an oath to the United States. The option was open to all but the highest officials of the Confederacy.
1911:
Norwegian Roald Amundsen becomes the first explorer to reach the South Pole, beating his British rival, Robert Falcon Scott.
I found this very interesting. Especially the part about Georgie W. But I like American History. 🙂 67 is an old age to live to in those times. Too bad he didn't change, the ding dong!!! :-S
> .... Too bad he didn't change the ding dong!!! :-S
I think you have your stories mixed up. It was wooden teeth that he had 😐
I meant out of his wet clothes, Smarty Pants. 😛
