In 1938, the merchant steamer SS Robin Goodfellow was caught in the Great New England Hurricane. On board the ship were some unique passengers: two Giraffes. Those Giraffes, caught in a storm that killed hundreds of people, were en route to San Diego, California, and the storm was only the beginning of their cross-country journey.
Five of the seven US presidents to serve between 1869 and 1901 were veterans of the Civil War, and all were members of one of the most powerful lobbying organizations in the history of the republic.