A 30-inch pipe dating back to 1908 exploded late Friday, sending water rushing through neighborhoods and impacting businesses ...

In 1910, it was Frederick Cleveland, an academic, who was President William H. Taft’s designated head of his effort to streamline government. Both presidents, Taft and Trump, have said they ...

Retropolis The nation’s fattest president loved steaks for breakfast. Then he went on a diet. William Howard Taft’s housekeeper kept track of his weight, which ballooned to 332 pounds.

William Howard Taft’s father, Alphonso Taft, also rose from Cincinnati politics to achieve a high national position. In 1876, President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him secretary of war after the ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Next is “Big Bill” - William Howard Taft. Before becoming the 27th president - Taft aspired to be a Supreme Court Justice. His first step toward this goal was ...

Archivists find the autograph of William Howard Taft — before he became president The signature of a famous person before they became well-known can be exciting. That's the case in Cincinnati ...

Taft easily defeated William Jennings Bryan in the November 1908 election and took office on March 4, 1909. He proposed the Western trip literally days later on March 9.

William H Taft Elementary School did worse in math and worse in reading in this metric compared with students across the state. In Ohio, 57% of students tested at or above the proficient level for ...

Mr. Richard “Dick” Robinson Taft passed away on February 1st, 2025. Richard was born June 28th, 1956 in Framingham, Massachusetts the son of the late William and Dora Taft (née Shoughru… ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Laura Ellyn Smith, Arizona State University (THE CONVERSATION) For four months ...

How William Howard Taft’s approach to government efficiency differed from Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn tactics. By Laura Ellyn Smith, Arizona State University May 9, 2025 ...