Video: 'Was President Zachary Taylor POISONED?'

(Monday, June 17, 1991) — The remains of Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States, were delicately removed today from the crypt in which he was entombed at the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky, to prove or disprove rumors he was killed by arsenic poisoning (click here for video of the exhumation beginning at 2:02).  Continue reading Remains of U.S. President Zachary Taylor exhumed to determine if he was poisoned 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 17 1991) →

Video: 'President Nixon Declares Drug Abuse "Public Enemy Number One"'

(Thursday, June 17, 1971, 11:00 a.m. EDT) — President Richard Nixon today began the “War on Drugs,” declaring that “America’s public enemy number one in the United States is drug abuse. In order to fight and defeat this enemy, it is necessary to wage a new, all-out offensive.” Continue reading President Nixon begins ‘War on Drugs,’ declaring drug abuse ‘America’s public enemy number one’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 17 1971) →