Before Ulysses S. Grant became the 18th president - He was named Hiram Ulysses Grant, but when he entered the United States Military Academy at West Point his name was miswritten as “Ulysses ...

Donald Trump will be the first president to be arrested in over 150 years since 19th cetnry president and Civil War hero Ulysses S. Grant was cuffed in 1872 for speeding in his horse-drawn carriage.

That president was Ulysses S. Grant, and it happened while he was in office. In 1872, President Grant was speeding down a Washington, D.C., street in his horse and buggy.

Ulysses S. Grant’s 1872 brush with the law marked the first and so far only time a United States president has been arrested while in office.

More than 150 years before former President Donald Trump was arrested, a sitting president, Ulysses S. Grant, was in trouble with the law. Grant was an apparent speed demon with his horse and buggy.

Ulysses S. Grant, who had an eye for spirited horses and an apparent yen to test their mettle, was arrested in 1872 for speeding on a street in Washington. Skip to content Skip to site index New York ...

This was meant to be the legacy of President Ulysses S. Grant, but as his time in office came to a close the controversial election of 1876 occurred leading to the subsequent end to Reconstruction.

In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant was arrested for speeding on his horse-drawn carriage in Washington, DC. Grant ultimately paid a $20 bond but didn't show up to court.

The president responsible for giving America the federal Christmas holiday is getting a special day of his own. Beginning next year, April 27 will be celebrated as Ulysses S. Grant Day in the ...

In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant was arrested at the corner of 13th and M streets NW in Washington. This was not a high crime, but it was — at least theoretically speaking — a misdemeanor.

Ulysses S. Grant Launched an Illegal War Against the Plains Indians, Then Lied About It The president promised peace with Indians — and covertly hatched the plot that provoked one of the ...

Grant was released on a $20 bond, now equivalent to around $430, after his arrest. More than 150 years before former President Donald Trump was indicted, a sitting president, Ulysses S. Grant, was ...