On this day in 1784, 12th president Zachary Taylor was born in Orange County, Virginia. A war hero and general in the Mexican American War, Taylor’s presidential term lasted less than two years. During that short time, he strove to keep the nation together as friction grew over slavery’s expansion into the West. Did you […]

On this day in 1784, 12th president Zachary Taylor was born in Orange County, Virginia. A war hero and general in the Mexican American War, Taylor’s presidential term lasted less than two years. During that short time, he strove to keep the nation together as friction grew over slavery’s expansion into the West. Did you […]