Who’s Benjamin Harrison?

Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd US President, a Civil War general and senator. He won the 1888 election but lost to Grover Cleveland in 1892. Harrison supported the Republican Party and advocated for a protective tariff tax, antitrust laws, and a state for Western Territories. His key initiatives included supporting the Sherman Antitrust Act, the […]

What’s the “family’s Benjamin”?

“Benjamin of the family” is an idiom referring to the youngest son in the family, originating from the biblical story of Jacob. The name Benjamin is common among Abrahamic religions and is also used as a surname. Benjamin was Jacob’s youngest son and founder of the Israelite tribe of Benjamin. The idiom has no negative […]

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