March 3

Aside from being the last American member of the Whig party to serve in public office and the first Vice-President to rise to the Presidency upon the death of the incumbent. John Tylerwas also the first president to have his veto overridden by both houses of Congress. On the 20th of February in 1845, Tyler vetoed a bill relating to revenue cutters and steamers. The Senate and the House, in a surprising and uncharacteristic burst of energy, wasted no time in voting to override this veto on the 3rd of March.

The president was William Harrison. His inauguration address had 8444 words, the longest of any inaugural address, conducted in the open air on a cold and rainy day. Harrison’s address took over two hours to complete. He was soaked to the skin, caught a really nasty cold, and died.
President Tyler's favorite horse was one that he named "The General". When the horse died, Tyler buried it at his estate, Sherwood Forest Plantation, complete with a headstone on which was inscribed, "Here lies the body of my good horse 'The General'. For twenty years, he bore me around the circuit of my practice and in all that time, he never made me blunder.