Benjamin Harrison Day 2025 is on Tuesday, March 4, 2025: HELP desperate. Benjamin Harrison?

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 is Benjamin Harrison Day 2025. Pach_Brothers_-_Benjamin_Harrison.jpg Benjamin Harrison 23rd President of the U.S.

Hiya Desperate.

From Benjamin Harrison's Obituary in the New York Time, March 14th, 1901 we have:

At the age of fifteen Benjamin Harrison went to Farmers' College, at College Hill, near Cincinnati, and later entered Miami University, at Oxford, Ohio, from which he was graduated in 1852. He ranked fourth in his class, and during his course distinguished himself as an off-hand debater.

From the Answers.com Library we Have:

• Born: Aug. 20, 1833, North Bend, Ohio

• Political party: Republican

• Education: Miami University (Ohio), B.A., 1852

• Military service: 70th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, 1861–65

• Previous government service: crier of the federal court, 1854; Indiana Supreme Court reporter, 1860–62; member, Mississippi River Commission, 1879; U.S. Senate, 1881–87

• Elected President, 1888; served, 1889–93

• Subsequent government service: chief counsel for Venezuela in arbitration of boundary dispute with British Guyana, 1898–99

• Died: Mar. 13, 1901, Indianapolis, Ind.

From all the other sources, they only say he graduated with a college degree (2 encyclopedias at my house, and 12 online resources, including the whitehouse.gov biography section).

Back in those days, graduating college was often just that, and a liberal arts education might not specify a major concentration of study. He studied Law and eventually passed the bar and practiced Law, but his only degree was the BA from Miami University in Ohio.

Incidentally, it's also the same college that Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Ben Rothlisberger attended.

And a really interesting person is his wife Caroline, who had bathrooms installed in the Whitehouse, and forced Johns Hopkins Medical School to admit women as medical students.

Tata for now.

Benjamin Harrison?

Why can't you just look it up in Wikipedia as I just did?

The Dakota Territory became a historic, organized territory on March 2, 1861. Upon creation, the territory of Dakota Territory included much of present-day Montana and Wyoming; by 1868, creation of new territories reduced Dakota Territory to the present boundaries of the Dakotas.

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The territorial capital was Yankton from 1861 until 1883, when it was moved to Bismarck. Dakota Territory was divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota on November 2, 1889. The admission of two states, as opposed to one, was done for a number of reasons. The two centers of population in the territory were in the northeast and southeast corners of the territory, several hundred miles away from each other. On a national level, there was pressure from the Republican Party to admit the two states rather than one to add political power in the Senate.

Going from zero horse knowledge to being able to ride a full gallop in a single day?

Meagan, Indiana has only one army base ( Fort Benjamin Harrison, or Fort Benjie as we used to call it when I was growing up there) and I am a bit surprised that they'd make such a request of you. Being able to learn enough to gallop in only one day would be hard enough for most ordinary people, never mind for soldiers. There's something else that's odd about this, too- and that is that the army only has ONE mounted unit left that's on active service- and that's the Caisson unit which pulls the caskets at Arlington National Cemetary near Washington DC. That unit doesn't do any galloping, Meagan, and they never have. The rest of the "cavalry" in the modern army is all mechanized, and has been since 1948, which makes this request even more strange. Why do they want this done, I wonder? The army has no drill teams, and they have no other performance units that I am aware of, and I come from a military family, so to speak- my grandfather was career military. It just seems awfully strange that they should spring such a request on you and your boss. If they are training new recruits for the Caisson unit, then that might be a partial explanation- but I know that this unit only recruits a few people at a time, and not groups of 50 or more.

As for how to deal with the soldiers, your best bet is to take a calm and straight forward approach. Speak in a normal tone of voice, and don't shout- these recruits get enough of that from their drill instructors as it is. Use plain English, NOT horseman's talk, although you can explain the meanings of basic words like stallion, mare, colt, filly, gelding, and so forth. When explaining or demonstrating things like how to tack up or down, or lead or tie a horse, follow the KISS principle. Remember that these guys and gals ( men and women are fully integrated into the modern army, and serve together on an equal basis in all of its units) are going to be just as scared as you are in a lot of ways, especially if they've never been around horses before. You can make eye contact with them to be sure they understand you, but DON'T STARE at them. When you finish each demonstration, ask for questions- and give the soldiers a few moments to answer you, because it may surprise you how reluctant some of them are to speak without permission. You may even have to encourage them to speak, in fact- they won't be accustomed to being allowed to speak freely. Expect to be addressed as either "ma'm" or "miss", and your boss should also expect this. Also, expect to see a lot of the soldiers standing braced and at attention during your demonstrations- they do this because military courtesy requires it, and it gets to be second nature when they do it for 18 or 20 hours out of every day. You also won't have any trouble walking among the soldiers or working around them- they will stay out of your way. If there are officers in the group ( and with a group this size, there certainly will be at least one or two, you can bet on that) you should treat them just as you would any other adult, Meagan. Make eye contact, speak in pleasant tone, and act calm and professional. What you may find is that the soldiers will defer to the officers, and will ask THEIR permission before they speak to you or attempt to answer a question which you or your boss have asked. That's normal, and to be expected- it's what they have been trained to do.I'm not going to try to give advice on what order to teach things in- that's up to your boss- but I do suggest that you and your boss get together ahead of time and figure out who's doing what and when, so that you are both singing off the same page when you start teaching. You should also decide ahead of time when the lunch break will be, and if and when you will take a short break during the rest of the day. Your boss should find out from the unit commanders when the group will arrive and leave, so you'll know how much time you have to devote to each topic. That's going to be important when it comes to planning lessons. Make sure as well when the group arrives that no one goes into the barn without a safety briefing, and nobody gets on a horse without proper equipment like a helmet. The officers in the group will most likely have mentioned that already, but it doesn't hurt to remind everyone of it again. Above all, Meagan, RELAX and have fun ! This is quite an honor you've had bestowed on you, whether you realize it or not. It's entirely possible that these soldiers are being trained for service overseas in Afghanistan or another place like it- and you'll be proud to say you helped them later on. Good luck.