Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for March 27, 2016

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The White House Easter Egg Roll cafe mostly partly true history. Probably. The first Easter egg roll was held on the Capitol grounds by Dolly Madison, wife of President James Madison, in the early 1800s. Hey! Hey! Throwing is not rolling! May we have some snack cakes now? By 1877, Congressmen, fed up with screaming kids, ruined lawns & hard-boiled egg debris, ordered Capitol police to bar egg rollers from the grounds. This caused a fuss. Scram Just look at this place! There oughta be a law Aw Some say that an angry mother marched her kids down Pennsylvania Avenue & knocked on the White House door to demand that President Rutherford B Hayes allow the tiny revelers onto the White House lawn. Others say Hayes was passing by the capital, saw all the crying tots & invited them to the White House. Either way, the first official White House Easter egg roll was held in 1878, hosted by President Hayes. Ever since, the name Rutherford B Hayes has been synonymous with fun for all of America's children! Mostly. Hurrah for Rutherford B Hayes! Hurrah hurrah!