American History Blogmanac: Memorable Anecdotes: John Adams & Daniel Webster On Health

Sunday, May 24, 2020

Memorable Anecdotes: John Adams & Daniel Webster On Health

The imminent statesman Daniel Webster described in this way his last interview with our 2nd President, John Adams: "When I was with him and conversing on the common topics of the day, someone...a friend of his, came in and made particular inquiry of his health. The former President answered, "I inhabit a weak, frail, decayed tenement, battered by the winds and broken in upon by the storms, and, from all I can learn, the landlord does not intend to repair."

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The 1823 map of the United States above in our header is an interesting reflection of the time. It was engraved and distributed in 1823 by Sidney E. Morse, A.M. New-Haven: engraved and published by N. & S.S. Jocelyn. At this time in our history it has been three years since the Compromise of 1820 which is already beginning to buckle under the strain over the issue of slavery. It also reflects an issue overshadowed by the slavery issue: the dispute over the Oregon Territory and the existing border dispute for the territory claimed by the U.S. This dispute between the U.S and the United Kingdom would not be resolved until 1848 when clear and agreed upon boundaries would be reflected in all maps issued afterwards.

March Notable American Birthdays

Sam Houston: March 2, 1793
Chief Joseph: March 3, 1840
Rich Perry: March 4, 1950
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.: March 8, 1841
Antonin Scalia: March 11, 1936
Mitt Romney: March 12, 1947
Tammy Duckworth: March 12, 1968
Albert Einstein: March 14, 1879
Ruth Bader Ginsberg: March 15, 1933
Wyatt Earp: March 19, 1848
William Jennings Bryan: March 19, 1860
Earl Warren: March 19, 1891
Wernher Von Braun: March 23, 1912
Robert Frost: March 24, 1874
Gloria Steinem: March 25, 1934
Nancy Pelosi: March 26, 1940
Sandra Day O'Conner: March 26, 1930
Zbigniew Brzezinski: March 28, 1938
Cesar Chavez: March 31, 1927
Patrick Leahy: March 31, 1940

Notable Inventions & Patents

March 7, 1876 — Alexander Graham Bell receives the U.S. patent for the telephone
March 10, 1876 — Bell makes the first successful telephone call (“Mr. Watson, come here…”).
March 18, 1890 — U.S. patent issued for the ballpoint pen precursor (John J. Loud)
March 23, 1857 — Elisha Otis patents the safety elevator, enabling modern skyscrapers.
March 24, 1885 — U.S. patent granted for the steam turbine (Charles Parsons’ design influences U.S. power generation
March 25, 1913 — Patent issued for the zipper (Gideon Sundback’s “separable fastener”).
March 26, 1872 — Thomas Edison receives a patent for the electric vote recorder, his first U.S. patent
March 27, 1912 — First U.S. patent for the traffic cone (Charles D. Scanlon
March 31, 1889 — U.S. patent for the dishwashing machine (Josephine Cochrane’s design becomes the basis for modern dishwashers