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Drunk History - William Henry Harrison

In honor of the holiday, we present William Henry Harrison, the very first president to die in office—and from a cold.

Drunk History is a Howard Zinnesque exploration of the seamy undersides of American History, as related by a revolving cast of sloshed historical experts. This one’s about the the 9th US president, William Henry Harrison. The very first president to die in office – and from a cold.