
On this day in history, July 23, 1885, Ulysses S. Grant, 18th president, passes away of throat cancer
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On this day in history, Ulysses S. Grant, a West Point graduate and the 18th president of the United States, died of throat cancer in New York at the age of 63.
Grant was a West Point graduate — later to become president of the United States, according to information from The White House. "The final resting place of President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia, is the largest mausoleum in North America." Brittany Kasko is a lifestyle production assistant with Fox News Digital.
Born in 1822, Grant grew up in Georgetown, Ohio, in a family of tanners — those who transform animal skin to leather, according to the New York State Museum.
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