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“President Teddy Roosevelt dies,” and “Kerrigan vs. Harding” - This Day in History – Jan 6th
"President Teddy Roosevelt dies," and "Kerrigan vs. Harding" - This Day in History – Jan 6th
President Theodore Roosevelt dies
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Back in 1919, the 26th President of the U.S., Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt died at the age of 60 at his estate on Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay NY.
There are two conflicting reviews of this President’s death:
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History.com states that, “The tropical diseases he had contracted during his travels likely caught up with him.”
TheWhiteHouse.gov comments that, “While campaigning in Milwaukee, he was shot in the chest by a fanatic. Roosevelt soon recovered, but his words at that time would have been applicable at the time of his death in 1919: "No man has had a happier life than I have led; a happier life in every way."
Roosevelt was a Republican a politician who served as Governor of NY in 1898 and Vice President in 1900. Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest President ever at the age of 43 when he took over the office after President William McKinley was assassinated. At this moment, Roosevelt was known as creating the “modern presidency.”
Nancy Kerrigan vs. Tonya Harding
Back in 1994, Olympic Women’s Skating contained a soap opera like scandal between rivals Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding. Nancy Kerrigan was attacked at a Detroit ice rink by a man who hit Kerrigan with a club on the back of her knee. After further investigation it was determined that the accuser was associated with Nancy rival, Tonya Harding.
Nancy Kerrigan would make a come back and skate again after seven weeks of intense therapy. According to history.com, “At the Olympics, the competition between Harding and Kerrigan set ratings records. Harding's performance was a drama in itself. She broke down crying after a lace on her skates broke. Even after being allowed a restart, Harding wasn't able to pull herself together and finished eighth. Kerrigan took home the silver medal, and many thought she deserved the gold.”
This rivalry would create the following career moves: Harding’s skating career would diminish and Kerrigan’s would flourish.
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