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How a train wreck nearly derailed Eisenhower’s first inauguration

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How a train wreck nearly derailed Eisenhower’s first inauguration

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January 18, 2017 12:55 am

Ulysses S. Grant may have won the Civil War, but he couldn't conquer a frigid threat to his second presidential inauguration. (AP Photo/Mathew Brady)

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The coldest inauguration ever was a disaster of a party

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January 14, 2017 12:00 am

It should have been the happiest moment of President Pierce's life. Instead, it came amid his darkest period. (iStock by Getty Images)

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The story of the saddest inauguration ever

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January 10, 2017 12:00 am

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