15 fun facts you probably didn’t know about U.S. Presidents, including a few Colorado connections
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The GazetteFebruary 16, 2018 | updated 9 years ago
#6 George Washington and James Madison are the only presidents who signed the Constitution. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
To help you get in the mood for Presidents’ Day, which is meant to celebrate George Washington and all the presidents of the U.S., we put together 15 of the most interesting fun facts about our past presidents.For more Gazette lists, check out our lists page
#6 George Washington and James Madison are the only presidents who signed the Constitution. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)#13 Teddy Roosevelt was blind in his left eye due to an injury in a boxing match. (The Associated Press)#11 Martin Van Buren was the only president to speak English as a second language. His first language was Dutch. (The Associated Press)#12 William Henry Harrison died just 32 days after becoming president. He died from a cold he got while standing in the rain giving his inauguration speech. (Public domain in the United States)#14 Abraham Lincoln often stored things like letters and documents in his tall stove-piped hat. (The Associated Press)#9 James Madison was the shortest president at 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighed 100 pounds. Abraham Lincoln was the tallest president at 6 feet 4 inches tall (Lyndon B. Johnson was also 6′ 4″). (Princeton University Art Museum via Wikipedia)#10 John F. Kennedy was the first president who was a Boy Scout. (AP Photo/Boston Globe)#5 Barack Obama won a Grammy Award in 2006 for his voice on the audio book Dreams From My Father. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais, The Associated Press)#7 George W. Bush is the only president to have a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. (KESTER GILHOME, The Associated Press)#4 Andrew Jackson was shot in the chest during a gun dual, but managed to stay standing and shoot and kill his opponent. The bullet could not be safely removed and remained in his chest for the next 40 years (The Associated Press)President-elect Donald Trump pumps his fist as he arrives during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (Andrew Harnik, The Associated Press)#3 On August 1, 1876, U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signed a proclamation admitting Colorado to the Union as the 38th state. (The Associated Press)#2 The world’s largest natural hot springs pool located in Glenwood Springs. The two-block long pool is across the street from the historic Hotel Colorado, a favorite stop of former president Teddy Roosevelt. (The Associated Press)#1 Former senator Gary Hart of Colorado had his 1988 presidential campaign end in humiliating fashion when he challenged reporters to follow him in order to rebut rumors of infidelity. His campaign ended quickly when he was caught redhanded. Colorado still has hailed no U.S. President or Vice-President. (The Associated Press)
