On this day: July 9

POSTED: 03:31 PM PDT Jun 28, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Jul 08, 2012 

A president dies, new nations are born, the All-Star Game goes indoors and a jam band performs for the last time, all on this day in history.

OTD July 9 - Zachary Taylor
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The White House Historical Association

1850: President Zachary Taylor dies and Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th president of the United States. Taylor's 16 months in office is the third-shortest tenure of any U.S. president.

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