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the topic "Zachary Taylor"
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1784 Born
1846 Mexican-American War: The Battle of Palo Alto - Zachary Taylor defeats a MexicanMexico The United Mexican States, generally known as Mexico is a country [i] located in North America [i] ...
force north of the Rio Grande at Palo Alto, Texas in the first major battle of the war.
1847 Mexican-American War: The Battle of Buena Vista - 5,000 AmericanUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
troops under General Zachary Taylor use their superiority in artilleryArtillery Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectile [i]s during war [i] ...
to drive off 15,000 MexicanMexico The United Mexican States, generally known as Mexico is a country [i] located in North America [i] ...
troops under Antonio López de Santa Anna defeating the Mexicans the next day.
1848 U.S. presidential election, 1848: Whig Zachary Taylor of LouisianaLouisiana cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2">
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defeats Democrat Lewis Cass of MichiganMichigan Michigan is a Midwestern [i] state [i] of the United States [i], located in the east north central [i] ...
in the first US presidential election held in every state on the same day.
1849 Zachary Taylor refuses to be sworn in office on a SabbathSabbath In the Bible [i], the Sabbath is a weekly religious day of rest as ordained by one of the Ten Commandments [i] ...
(Sunday). Consequently the office of President of the United States of America is vacant for a single day. Urban legend instead holds that David Rice AtchisonDavid Rice Atchison David Rice Atchison was a mid-19th century Democratic [i] United States Senator [i] ...
, President pro tempore of the United States SenatePresident pro tempore of the United States Senate The President pro tempore of the United States Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the ...
was President ''de jure'' for a single day.
1849 Zachary Taylor becomes the 12th President of the United States of America.
1850 President Zachary Taylor dies while in office and Vice President Millard FillmoreMillard Fillmore Millard Fillmore was the thirteenth President of the United States [i], serving from 1850 until 1853, a ...
becomes the 13th President of the United StatesPresident of the United States The President of the United States of America is the head of state [i] of the United States [i]. ...
(he is inaugurated the next day).
1850 Died
1991 U.S. President Zachary Taylor is exhumed to discover whether or not his death was caused by arsenicArsenic |-
| Critical temperature [i] || 1673 K [i]
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poisoning, instead of acute gastrointestinal illness; no trace of arsenic is found.
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