Hi List: Just thought this was quite interesting. You know they say you should learn something new each and every day... well I just did and now I'm passing this little bit of history on to you. How many of you out there knew this??? Donna HELLER ZINN of Cumberland Co., PA. ps. This was taken off of MailBits.com: Trivia Subscription ************************************************** The 12th president of the United States was David Rice Atchinson, a Missouri senator who served for one day in 1849. The new president usually took office on March 4. But that year it fell on a Sunday, and although President James Polk left on schedule, Zachary Taylor did not take the oath until the next day. Rice was president pro tempore of the Senate, and under the provisions of the Constitution, he served until Taylor was sworn in. Atchinson neither started a war nor raised any taxes: he just left quietly after 24 hours. (Source: FACTS ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS)