Known greater for his army prowess than his quick presidency, Taylor’s sudden demise in 1850 sparked theories of foul play, mainly arsenic poisoning. However, current forensic investigations have put ...

Soldiers from Fort Knox paid tribute to President Zachary Taylor in Louisville Monday. They laid a wreath at his gravesite at the national cemetery in Louisville that bears his name. Sunday marked ...

More than 11,000 wreaths were placed at veterans' graves at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery for "Wreaths Across America." It was the first time every veteran's grave at the cemetery received a ...

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- "Wreaths Across America" wreaths arrived at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery on Thursday. This will be the first year every veteran's grave at the cemetery will receive a ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Mexican-American War hero, Zachary Taylor made it to the White House without being elected to any previous public office. Taylor earned the nickname “Old Rough and Ready” because he was ...