Holy Cow! History

Winter is rarely a bed of roses, and 1925 had been a particularly rough one.

The eyes of the nation were glued to the U.S. House chamber once more for America’s annual spectacle: the State of the Union address. It’s a moment of high drama, a democratic version of European pomp and ceremony.

They say getting there is half the fun. That wasn’t the case for one man 175 years ago. In fact, his trip was anything but pleasant. However, the sweet reward he received at the end of his incredible journey more than made up for the hardship.

Lamar Hunt had a problem. The big game, the biggest of its kind ever held, was being planned. And it needed a name worthy of the occasion.

Gilbert Bates was getting madder by the minute. The 31-year-old farmer was chewing the fat with a neighbor in November 1867. The man was a Radical Republican (like being a “woke” progressive today), and Democrat Bates was growing hot around the collar.

How many people have been president of the United States?

If any woman was ever born to be the first lady of the United States, it was Kate. Glitteringly beautiful and dazzlingly charming, she was an engaging hostess whose table and conversation sparkled.

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