2011-12-17

President Chester Arthur honored on 182nd birthday

Quick Read President Chester Arthur honored on 182nd birthday with wreath at Albany-area grave

(AP) -- President Chester A. Arthur is being honored on his 182nd birthday with a wreath-laying ceremony at his gravesite near Albany.

New York National Guard Brig. Gen. Renwick Payne will place a wreath from President Barack Obama at Arthur's grave in Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands (muh-NANDS) Wednesday morning.

Arthur, a former school teacher and lawyer, became president on Sept....

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