8. Barack Obama Elected vs. Last Civil War Widow Dies
Barack Obama won his first president election in the fall of 2008, making history as the first African American president of the country. At the same time, the last known widow of a Civil War vet died in her home. Born into extreme poverty, Maudie Hopkins married the 89-year-old ex-Confederate soldier when she was only 19. Well, we guess she didn’t have to stay married for too long.