When you see your favorite snack at the Fourth of July Celebration

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• PugJesus@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

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  On July 4, 1850, [US President Zachary] Taylor reportedly consumed copious amounts of cherries and iced milk while attending holiday celebrations during a fundraising event at the Washington Monument, which was then under construction.[147][148][149] Over the course of several days, he became severely ill with an unknown digestive ailment initially resembling acute gastroenteritis. The illness initially seemed mild, and on the first day Taylor felt well enough to continue working. His condition worsened thereafter.

  Fever ensued and Taylor’s chance of recovery was small. On July 8, Taylor remarked to a medical attendant:

  I should not be surprised if this were to terminate in my death. I did not expect to encounter what has beset me since my elevation to the Presidency. God knows I have endeavored to fulfill what I conceived to be an honest duty. But I have been mistaken. My motives have been misconstrued, and my feelings most grossly outraged.[152]

  Taylor died at 10:35 p.m. on July 9, 1850. He was 65 years old.[153] After his death, Vice President Fillmore assumed the presidency and completed Taylor’s term, which ended on March 4, 1853. Soon after taking office, Fillmore signed into law the Compromise of 1850, with the aim of settling many of the issues the Taylor administration faced.[154]

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