Franklin Delano Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage #OTD in 1945 in Warm Springs, Georgia. He was 63 years old and the 7th POTUS to die in office. eyewitnesstohistory.com/fdrdeath.htm

#OTD in 1945, Vice President Harry S. Truman was sworn in as the 33rd POTUS. Before the ceremony, he asked Eleanor Roosevelt if there was anything he could do for her. She replied, 'Is there anything we can do for you? For you are the one in trouble now.' georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/history/life/c…

#OTD in 1946, FDR’s Hyde Park home was dedicated as a national shrine. “Here, where he was born, in the spot which he loved best in the world, he is now at rest. We shall not soon see his like again.” - President Truman presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/addr…

Six presidents have reached the age of 90.
Presidents 38-41 all lived to be at least 93.
39. Jimmy Carter - 99 (living)
41. George H.W. Bush - 94
38. Gerald Ford - 93
40. Ronald Reagan - 93
2. John Adams - 90
31. Herbert Hoover - 90
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This is the last known photograph of President Roosevelt, taken April 11, 1945 at his cottage in Warm Springs, GA. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage the next day. Little White House FDR Library Presidential Wisdom Presidential Trivia West Wing Report

#OTD in 1865, President Lincoln made his last public address. He spoke to a crowd gathered at the White House. “We meet this evening, not in sorrow, but in gladness of heart.”
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#OTD in 1951, President Truman relieved General MacArthur of his command in Korea. Truman had insisted on a “limited war,” while MacArthur wanted to bomb Communist China. trumanlibrary.gov/education/pres…

#OTD in 1981, President Reagan left George Washington University Hospital, just 12 days after he was shot by John Hinckley, Jr. presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/stat…

James Monroe was born during the French and Indian War, fought in the Revolutionary War, and was Secretary of State and Secretary of War during the War of 1812. millercenter.org/president/monr…

#OTD in 1950, President Truman and his daughter, Margaret, returned from a trip to Key West, Florida. #photobomb trumanlibrary.gov/photograph-rec…

John F. Kennedy (standing at center) with his 8 siblings and his parents, 1938 #NationalSiblingsDay irishtimes.com/culture/music/…

#OTD in 1937, LBJ won a special election to fill a vacancy in the House of Representatives. history.house.gov/People/Listing…

President Washington signed the first Patent Act #OTD in 1790. jstor.org/stable/pdf/188…

Mount Rushmore on the cover of Mad Magazine, February 1957 madtrash.com/item/012510031/

“As time passes, people, even of the South, will begin to wonder how it was possible that their ancestors ever fought for or justified institutions which acknowledged the right of property in man.” – Ulysses S. Grant in his personal memoirs

85 years ago today, Marian Anderson sang for 75,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial. She had been denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the DAR in support of Anderson.
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#OTD in 1962, President Kennedy threw out the first pitch of the baseball season. jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/A…

The red carnation is Ohio’s official state flower in honor of William McKinley. The president liked to wear a carnation on his lapel for good luck. Moments before he was shot by an assassin, McKinley gave his carnation to a young girl. ohiostatehouse.org/news/statehous…