Dan McLaughlin is distressed that poor Zachary Taylor “deserves better” than my Politico article paralleling his nomination to Donald Trump’s. I warned in that piece that back in 1848 ...

grant took heroic action — and did a poor job of it. But seasoned war veteran Zachary Taylor emerged from the Mexican War a hero, and won election to the presidency. Born in Montebello ...

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FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Looking now to “Old Rough and Ready” - Zachary Taylor Prior to becoming the twelfth president Taylor joined the military at the age of 22 and went on to serve ...

A powerful congressman from New York, Millard Fillmore was Zachary Taylor’s vice president and ascended to the presidency upon Taylor’s death. Challenges: Millard Fillmore inherited the uncompleted ...

For the cleanest beach and best waters in Key West, you should head for the westernmost point of the island to Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park. Here, you can sunbathe, hike, bike ...

Born in Virginia, raised in Kentucky, with a home in Louisiana and a plantation in Mississippi, Zachary Taylor lived the nomadic life of a career soldier, never casting a vote. Although a slave ...

This reporter helped solve the mystery of a missing woman.