TIL that 2 months before Franklin Pierce was supposed to be inaugurated as president, his son was decapitated in front of him in a freak railroad accident.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Pierce_rail_accident
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u4f7rl/til_that_2_months_before_franklin_pierce_was/