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Which 19th century president became known as 'Rail Splitter' during his campaign?

Lincoln. The slogan really caught on after a state convention when a couple of rails were displayed that he helped cut the wood for.

Where is George Washington buried?

Mount Vernon. Woodrow Wilson is the only U.S. president buried within the D.C. area.

The first child labor law was passed during whose presidency?

Woodrow Wilson. One third of the workers in the south in textile mills, and coal mines were under 16.

Who held the office when Robert E. Peary, with his team, reached the North Pole?

William Taft. He is photographed there with his assistant and four Eskimos in front of the American Flag they planted.

Most of us have heard of the 'Dewey Defeats Truman' headline in 1948. What paper is a victorious Truman holding up showing this headline?

Chicago Tribune.

She married a man who was an inch shorter and 17 years older than herself. She loved to play cards for money, use snuff, and entertain dinner guests. She was a widow of John Todd. Which First Lady am I describing?

Dolley Madison & Dolley Payne Madison & Dolley Payne & Dolly Madison & Dolly Payne Madison & Dolly Payne.

Which other president died on July fourth aside from John Adams and Thomas Jefferson?

James Monroe.

The heaviest president was William Taft at about 320 pounds. Who was the lightest at about 100?

James Madison. The lightest and the shortest.

'From Canal Boy to President', by Horatio Alger Jr., is a biography of what president?

Garfield.

Who was the first president to travel outside what is now the United States during wartime?

Franklin Roosevelt. He went to Morocco in January 1943 and to Quebec in August 1943 in order to meet Winston Churchill. In November, 1943 he met with Churchill and Stalin in Teheran (in Iran) and in February, 1945 he again met the same leaders in Yalta in the Soviet Union. I've been informed that Lincoln went to Virginia before the end of the Civil war, so he was in the Confederacy. So one could argue that point too.