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The Election Of 1844: Henry Clay vs. James K. Polk

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Intro: Hello and welcome back to another edition of the presidential election articles for today I will be going over the election of 1844 as the founder of the Whig Party, Henry Clay squares off against the Democrats' own James K. Polk;  So, with all that said let's get into it... Background Info Following the death of William Henry Harrison his vice president, John Tyler became the 10th president of the United States and his time as president was filled with problems chief among them is the fact that even though Tyler ran as the VP for the Whigs in 1836 and 1840, he was originally a Democrat before joining the Whig party. Once Harrison died and Tyler takes over as commander and chief, he alienated himself from most of everyone within the Whig Party due to his democratic views; Things got so bad between the Whigs and John Tyler that most of the members of William Henry Harrison's cabinet quit and Tyler himself was also expelled from the party making him the second and la...

The Election Of 1840: Martin Van Buren vs. William Henry Harrison

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  Intro: Hello and welcome back to another edition of the presidential election articles, for today I will be talking about the election of 1840 as incumbent Democratic president, Martin Van Buren is looking for re-election, but he has to go up against the Whig Party's William Henry Harrison in a rematch of sorts from the previous election...So with that all said, let's get into it. Van Buren's Presidential Woes   Martin Van Buren won his bid for the presidency in 1836 but fast forward four years later and things are not looking too good for his hopes in getting re-elected. The first problem that Van Buren has been facing as president involves the economy; Now if you remember from the article, I did on the 1832 election you'd know that Andrew Jackson was against the idea of renewing the charter for the Second National Bank believing that the money should go to local banks and even the states themselves. Well by 1837 and onward that decision would come back to bi...

The Election Of 1836: Martin Van Buren vs. The Whig Party

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Intro: Today I will be discussing one of the weirdest elections in U.S. history the election of 1836,  Martin Van Buren wants to become the new president of the United States, but a new political party is looking to stop that from happening...Let's get into it.    Martin Van Buren For President So, Andrew Jackson decides to step down after two successful and controversial terms as president and sees his vice president, Martin Van Buren as his logical successor. Van Buren is the one of the founders of the Democratic Party alongside Andrew Jackson, he also is a great political organizer as he helped to get Jackson the presidency in 1828 and Van Buren has also held many political positions as Senator and later Governor of his home state of New York, Secretary of State and of course VP under the Jackson Administration...So he has a very impressive track record, and he gets the Democratic Party's nomination without any question. Van Buren chooses Richard Me...

Top 10 Craziest Wedding Moments In Pro Wrestling History

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Intro: Happy Valentine's Day everyone, the time has come again for us to spend time (or more time than usual) with our partners while telling them how much they mean to you. If you're a professional wrestler, sometimes you don't have that opportunity to spend with your significant other because your too busy on the road, wrestling across the globe and sometimes kissing your fellow coworkers because you're in a kayfabe relationship with them and your about to "marry" them. Yes, for as long as professional wrestling has been around weddings have become well known for things that usually don't go according to plan and today on this Valentine's Day will be going over some the wildest and most insane moments to occur on our TV screens when it comes to wrestling weddings. 10. An Unexpected Toast Upon asking his significant other, Melissa Santos to marry him, the stage was set for Brian Cage and Melissa Santos to get married on the September 27th 2019 episode...