A Moment in History: John Tyler

The first sitting Vice President to be elevated to President.

The man known as “America’s pastor.”

The 9th president of the United States and the first ever Whig-president.

A president during a time that saw both prosperity and chaos in the history of the nation.

A controversial figure – a brilliant military man and unflinching leader, accused of radical racism.

The sixth president of the United States and son of the nation’s second president John Adams.

On Christmas night 1776 a group of mercenaries are ambushed by the Continental Army.

He earned the title of last Founding Father to serve as President.

A man who instituted some of the most important societal changes in American history.

Apostle Peter is widely regarded as the first “pope.” But is this really when the papacy began?