The shortest term in office was William Henry Harrison, who served for only a month. Only he and James Garfield served as President for less than a year. Andrew Johnson was the vice president who served the longest time as President without specifically being elected to the office.Lincoln was assassinated a mere month into his second term, so Johnson got to serve almost all of Lincoln's four-year mandate.he shortest term in office was William Henry Harrison, who served for only a month. Only he and James Garfield served as President for less than a year. Andrew Johnson was the vice president who served the longest time as President without specifically being elected to the office.
The Holy Crusades were a series of wars fought by Christians to control the Holy Land, the Holy Land was Jerusalem and other places where Jesus lived and taught.   Answeâ¦r   The Crusades resulted as a reaction of Muslim aggression against the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantines).
The Real History of the Crusades. The crusades are quite possibly the most misunderstood event in European history. Misconceptions about the Crusades are all too common. The Crusades are generally portrayed as a series of holy wars against Islam led by power-mad popes and fought by religious fanatics. They are supposed to have been the epitome of self-righteousness and intolerance, a black stain on the history of the Catholic Church in particular and Western civilization in general.