Bill Clinton can technically still run for president in Ireland and France.

While speaking with CNN’s Piers Morgan Tuesday (9/25/12), Clinton said, “If I move to Ireland and buy a house, I can run for president of Ireland because of my Irish heritage.”

He also commented; “Any person anywhere in the world that was born in a place that ever was a part of the French empire, if you move to, if you live in France for six months and speak French you can run for president of France.”

Clinton was born →

Norman Thomas, of the Socialist Party, ran for President of the United States 6 times, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948. More than any other person.

Mentions | The Statue of Liberty

If you live in the United States you’ve probably seen it. Those who havent know about it (and think it’s bigger than it is). It is our green lady, our creme de le greme – our beautiful statue, “Liberty Enlightening the World”. And I want to take a moment to mention her.

The year is 1865, the American Civil war is still bustling, Abe Lincoln gets shot and Lewis Carol drops acid and writes “Alice in Wonderland” (We really need →

The most cover appearances upon Time magazine has been by Richard Nixon (37th President of the United States) with 55 covers.

February 24th in 1868 – Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.

On February 22nd, 1862 Jefferson Davis was officially inaugurated for a six-year term as the President of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. He was previously inaugurated as a provisional president on February 18, 1861.

The only U.S. President with a registered patent is Abraham Lincoln

Who is the only U.S. President with a registered patent? Abraham Lincoln of course. In 1849, Lincoln received a patent for his invention of adjustable buoyant chambers for steamboats. As one who spent many years of his life living in Mississippi along its tributaries, Lincoln witnessed all the labor and time spent transferring loads from larger to smaller craft. This device enabled large ships to alter their draft in water, allowing them to navigate in shallow waters.

Abraham Lincoln’s political experience before he became president was a two year term in the House of Representatives. Sound familiar?

Also, a short time before Lincoln’s assassination, he dreamed he was going to die, and he related his dream to the Senate.

A new discovery at a Saudi Arabian archaeological site show horses were domesticated 9,000 years ago, instead of the previously believed 5,500 years.

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 24, 2011 (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia is excavating a new archeological site that will show horses were domesticated 9,000 years ago in the Arabian peninsula, the country’s antiquities expert said Wednesday.

The discovery of the civilization, named al-Maqar after the site’s location, will challenge the theory that the domestication of animals took place 5,500 years ago in Central Asia, said Ali al-Ghabban, Vice-President of Antiquities and Museums at the Saudi Commission for Tourism & Antiquities.

“This discovery will change →

When George Washington was appointed commander and chief of the entire American Army (Basically the President, at the time) He refused to be given a salary; instead he wanted all of his expenses paid for. Originally viewed as very noble, Washington ended up spending $449,261.51 instead of the annual salary of $12,000. This amounts to around $4,250,000.00 in today’s money.