Knee Replacement: Signs & Symptoms. As the most common joint replacement procedure performed, there is extensive information available on the topic of knee replacements. However, most of the information provided will not answer all of your questionsâparticularly whether the time is right for you to consider a new knee joint.
In 1865, as commanding general, Ulysses S. Grant led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. As an American hero, Grant was later elected the 18th President of the United States (1869â1877), working to implement Congressional Reconstruction and to remove the vestiges of slavery.
A majority of Americaâs presidents came to office as Veterans. Twenty-six of our 44 Presidents served in the military. Presidential Veterans often coincided with Americaâs military engagements. Until World War II, a majority of our presidents had served in the Army. Since then, most have served in the Navy. Our ninth President, William Henry Harrison, embarked on his military career at age 18, enlisting 80 men off the streets of Philadelphia to serve in the Northwest Territory.