Did you know: The term “First Lady” was first used in 1877 in reference to Lucy Ware Webb Hayes.

Who was the only bachelor to lead the nation? Presidents Who Were Related to Each Other Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a fifth cousin of Theodore Roosevelt. Twelve presidents were generals: Washington, Jackson, W. Harrison, Taylor, Pierce, A. Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, B. Harrison, and Eisenhower. At the end of the American Revolution, the suggestion that General Washington become king circulated in the Army's upper ranks. Washington reacted strongly against the idea, saying, "no occurrence in the course of the War has given me more painful sensations." Nine years after leaving the presidency, Taft was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court. So pleased was he with this career change that he later wrote, "I don't remember that I was ever president." George W. Bush is our 43rd president, but there actually... [read full story]