<p><strong>Woodrow Wilson was attempting to create the League of Nations in 1919 when he suffered a massive stroke. His wife, Edith, saw no need to slow down the business of the presidency. So she locked the doors and just kept on keeping on.</strong></p>

Woodrow Wilson was attempting to create the League of Nations in 1919 when he suffered a massive stroke. His wife, Edith, saw no need to slow down the business of the presidency. So she locked the doors and just kept on keeping on.

That Time First Lady Edith Wilson Staged a Coup and Took Over the Unite States Government While Woodrow Wilson Recuperated

We love dining out on bad behavior so much it's practically our national dish. But while some scandals stick, most front-page stories end up forgotten. Till now! Armed only with Google and their own indefatigable curiosity, co-hosts Kasey Howe and Mark Peikert scrabble through the graveyards of forgotten headlines to unearth the stories that once consumed the country. Join the fray as Shocking! Lurid! Tawdry! remembers what America forgot.

Logo: Jessica Balaschak | Music: Caveman of Los Angeles by Party Store Music

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We love dining out on bad behavior so much it's practically our national dish. But while some scandals stick, most front-page stories end up forgotten. Till now! Armed only with Google and their own indefatigable curiosity, co-hosts Kasey Howe and Mark Peikert scrabble through the graveyards of forgotten headlines to unearth the stories that once consumed the country. Join the fray as Shocking! Lurid! Tawdry! remembers what America forgot. Logo: Jessica Balaschak | Music: Caveman of Los Angeles by Party Store Music

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That Time First Lady Edith Wilson Staged a Coup and Took Over the Unite States Government While Woodrow Wilson Recuperated

That Time First Lady Edith Wilson Staged a Coup and Took Over the Unite States Government While Woodrow Wilson Recuperated

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