The Daily Extra #76

Warren G. Harding’s wife was rumored to have killed him

“The 29th President of the U.S., Warren G. Harding, was elected in 1920, and died in 1923, only two years into his term. Conspiracy theories fueled speculation his wife, Florence Harding, may have poisoned him out of revenge for his extra-marital affairs, especially since she refused an autopsy. The rumors were just that though, and the deceased president died of a heart attack, says historian Robert H. Ferrell, in his book, The Strange Deaths of President Harding, according to Smithsonian Magazine”. 50 Weird Facts That Most People Don’t Know