George Washington Was Supposed to be Buried Under the U.S. Capitol

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  • Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024

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  • @itsmrbigsmoke862
    @itsmrbigsmoke862 Год назад +5367

    Of course woodrow wilson would try and steal the glory of a burial like this

    • @jasonirwin4631
      @jasonirwin4631 Год назад +554

      He didn't choose to be placed at the national cathedral. His second and final wife was a Episcopalian and the national cathedral is the seat of the head of Episcopalian Church. Wilson was him self a Presbyterian. His wife wanted to be buried in a Episcopalian church. Because presbyterian and Episcopalian beliefs are extremely similar their was no religious issue with him being placed their. Also Wilson is the only president buried in the cathedral but not the only person. There are several form bishops, executive department secretaries, and diplomats buried there along with grants granddaughter, admiral dewey, a fighter pilot from Lafayette Escadrille, a bank philanthropist, the founder of the YMCA. Wilsons tomb isn't even very extravagant when compared to other presidents. I doesn't look like Wilson was placed at the cathedral for attention at all.

  • @whatzittooya9012
    @whatzittooya9012 Год назад +2103

    Fun fact: there was originally a hole in the ceiling of the crypt, so that visitors in the rotunda could look down and see Washington's tomb (not unlike Napoleon's tomb at the Panthéon in Paris).

    • @JeremieThe
      @JeremieThe Год назад +24

      You mean The Hôtel Des Invalides, the Panthéon is in Greece.

    • @dim6508
      @dim6508 Год назад +106

      ​​@@JeremieThe you're thinking of the partheon in the acropolis of Athens, the pantheon is completely different and there is many places named it. one of those places in paris but yes you're correct that napoleon is interred at les invalides

  • @SomeGuy-gc8zs
    @SomeGuy-gc8zs Год назад +684

    Took me a second to remember that Kennedy served when you mentioned he was buried at Arlington.

    • @austinm.9832
      @austinm.9832 Год назад +79

      Taft, however, didn't. He was the secretary of war but never in the military himself.

    • @mikebar42
      @mikebar42 Год назад +62

      I think president count's even if they weren't in the armed forces... It's the commander and chief...

    • @movingforwardLDTH
      @movingforwardLDTH Год назад +79

      @@mikebar42, psssst: it is “Commander *In* Chief” 🤓❤️

    • @mikebar42
      @mikebar42 Год назад +16

      @@movingforwardLDTH potato tomato
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    • @WALTERBROADDUS
      @WALTERBROADDUS Год назад +20

      ​@@mikebar42A chef is a little bit different than a chief? 👨🏻‍🍳

  • @jrw2electricboogaloo411
    @jrw2electricboogaloo411 Год назад +446

    That's because Woodrow Wilson famously had a messiah complex which if you don't know it's what most European dictators have until he thought he was some sort of great savior figure

  • @frederickkriesel2724
    @frederickkriesel2724 Год назад +1921

    I like how much the US wanted to imortalize George Washington but he was like "Nah fam i aint like that." Though some actors today are trying to do that for a one tearm failuer.

    • @wrecker8236
      @wrecker8236 Год назад

      Yes because our current president is doing a much better job then him, our economy is in great shape, couldn’t be better

    • @Tbiblaine23
      @Tbiblaine23 Год назад +171

      At least learn to spell before you try to make fun of others.

    • @cosmicthespider7974
      @cosmicthespider7974 Год назад +108

      Your spelluer is owwfil

  • @kabouterwesley83
    @kabouterwesley83 Год назад +148

    Fact: the area where the body of GW was supposed to rest, is now the storage area of the presidential bier, that is used whenever deceased presidents lie in state. The current bier has been in use since Abraham Lincoln.

  • @timmylee41
    @timmylee41 Год назад +1056

    Woodrow Wilson was a terrible president

  • @subfiterwrslr
    @subfiterwrslr Год назад +221

    Interesting that President Woodrow Wilson, a lifelong Presbyterian, is entombed in Washington National Cathedral, which is the Cathedral for the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, and the seat of the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the USA.
    This is due to his second wife, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, being a lifelong Episcopalian. Wonder if he knew where she intended to inter him for all eternity?

    • @anubis8586
      @anubis8586 Год назад +17

      Wow, that’s shameful. Especially her.

    • @DelphineDenton
      @DelphineDenton Год назад +5

      I wouldn't necessarily assume that he wouldn't have wanted that just because of his denomination. She was trying to secure his legacy despite all the issues with his presidency.

    • @kayzeaza
      @kayzeaza Год назад +20

      Ironic because those two religions are nearly the same freaking thing hahahha

    • @david-468
      @david-468 Год назад

      @@anubis8586Woodrow Wilson was more shameful he allowed the precedents that fdr then took to become a tyrant and change america completely, ww was not a good man, no wonder he had to be Protestant only Protestants can cope that much about there evil doing

    • @bluewardog
      @bluewardog Год назад

      ​@@anubis8586no it isn't, epscaily if he would of hated it. There's a reason Americans are only learn about his 14 points and not the rest of his presidency. Willson is considered one of the main people responsible for facilitating the last cause myth and segregated the federal government along with firing all the African American workers.

  • @je9833
    @je9833 Год назад +57

    I have lived in the DMV area for over 30 years and I always learn something new from your videos. Keep them coming 😊❤✌️

  • @Acolyte47
    @Acolyte47 Год назад +104

    So the Emperor is buried on Coruscant

  • @IMajst3RI
    @IMajst3RI Год назад +67

    WW? Well, that's no shock

  • @average-team-kid
    @average-team-kid Год назад +10

    The floor is in fact as weird as it looks

  • @AxtonEisen
    @AxtonEisen Год назад +4

    I go to DC in 3 days so this account is awesome

  • @ashcarrier6606
    @ashcarrier6606 Год назад +123

    A couple of years ago I was at Mount Vernon, taking the tour. When we came to Washington's bedroom, I asked a guide if this was the room he died in. A woman in the group gasped as if I had revealed something horrible. It was where he died.
    To smooth things over, I related the story of Washington's last words.
    "Does Jefferson still live?"
    I think he was of the opinion that so long as one of them was alive, America would be okay.
    And Jefferson still lived. He outlasted General Washington by two hours.

  • @jakejones118
    @jakejones118 Год назад +5

    I've never been there but I feel like I have a pretty good idea of how it is going to Arkansas state capitol a lot it's pretty much an exact replica of the Capitol building

  • @flickcentergaming680
    @flickcentergaming680 Год назад +3

    Taft is at Arlington?

    • @acer3573
      @acer3573 Год назад

      Because he was a Chief Justice of SCOTUS after he was President

  • @deadcoins9031
    @deadcoins9031 Год назад +1

    Warren G Harding has a cool burial memorial

  • @orentroyer112
    @orentroyer112 Год назад +2

    I was there

  • @nazbr01
    @nazbr01 Год назад +1

    Ooh I’ve been here before

  • @lugnutt66
    @lugnutt66 Год назад +7

    Kennedy's stone or marker is at Arlington, but his body was interd at sea. 😎

  • @Itmakesyouthink
    @Itmakesyouthink Год назад +14

    Doesn't matter were you are buried, you're still dead...

    • @calonarang7378
      @calonarang7378 Год назад +8

      Yeah but the story they left is what makes creators in the Earth for us to see.

    • @jonathanaliff6121
      @jonathanaliff6121 Год назад +3

      Just taking up valuable real estate that within 1 generation will be abandoned and forgotten.

  • @jiaxihao1847
    @jiaxihao1847 Год назад +1

    LESSSSS GO I GOT TO GO THERE

  • @OldManse09
    @OldManse09 Год назад +1

    Lincoln?

  • @oldlefty1267
    @oldlefty1267 Год назад +3

    Wilson was Canadian. Couldn't really be buried at home.

  • @potatowarrior333
    @potatowarrior333 Год назад

    Forgot about Lincon I guess

    • @wicked1172
      @wicked1172 Год назад +1

      President Abraham Lincoln is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.

    • @WALTERBROADDUS
      @WALTERBROADDUS Год назад +27

      Lincoln's Memorial is in Washington D.C. But he was buried in Illinois.

    • @jonathanaliff6121
      @jonathanaliff6121 Год назад +2

      Dude!