Yesterday was the anniversary of the exhumation of Zachary Taylor’s body back in 1991 to test a theory that he was poisoned with arsenic by political enemies for not adequately representing Southern interests. It turned out negative.
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The Know-Nothing movement came to fruition in the mid-1850s as a secret society that believed that a Catholic invasion was taking over the United States through an influx of Irish and German immigrants. The name comes from when members stated[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And with that, we conclude “Old Rough and Ready,” Two Party Opera’s take on the life and legacy of Zachary Taylor. Hope you enjoyed it and a very happy birthday to our nation’s 12th president!
This week, Two Party Opera will be bringing you another mini history story – this time, condensing the entire life and legacy of Zachary Taylor into five comics, concluding with the marking of his 233rd birthday this Friday. So sit[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
