President Calvin Coolidge opened his home; Rebecca was spared, and the Coolidges had an unorthodox new pet. “It did not take us long to discover that she was no ordinary raccoon but an ...

As the Utah-based veterinarian hospital Skyline Animal Hospital explains, President Calvin Coolidge keeping a raccoon as a pet did not set a proper example for an entire nation. Regardless of ...

There’s a replica of a 635kg block of cheese that Andrew Jackson served to the public in 1837 and what looks like a kennel on a pole, which was home to Calvin Coolidge’s pet raccoon Rebecca.

Most presidents are enigmas. George Washington’s iron self-control made him a mystery. After more than a decade of research that included full access to his subject and those close to him ...

My friend’s father loves to tell stories about how his family had pet raccoons when he was growing up. It wasn’t until he produced photographic evidence that I actually believed him.

Nearly 100 years ago, President Calvin Coolidge took the same oath of office outside the Capitol. His inauguration was the first to be broadcast live on the radio, and he did not host any ...

ST. LOUIS – With their mischievous little hands and masked faces, raccoons are quite fascinating mammals to some. Perhaps you’ve wondered if one might make a good pet. Legally speaking ...

ST. LOUIS – With their mischievous little hands and masked faces, raccoons are quite fascinating mammals to some. Perhaps you’ve wondered if one might make a good pet. Legally speaking ...

It sounds like something out of a Disney princess movie — a girl, who also loved nursing baby rodents back to life, walking her pet raccoon down a city street. But that was life for young ...

12 News went to Calvin Coolidge Elementary School to the first local branch of the Imagination Library. Each month, students who have signed up will receive a free book in the mail to help ...