Guinness (/ËÉ¡ÉªnÉ¨s/) is an Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness (1725â1803) at St. James's Gate, Dublin.Guinness is one of the most successful beer brands worldwide.It is brewed in almost 60 countries and is available in over 120.rthur Guinness started brewing ales in 1759 at the St. James's Gate Brewery, Dublin. On 31 December 1759, he signed a 9,000 year lease at Â£45 per annum for the unused brewery.
President Ulysses S. Grant 18th President. Ulysses S. Grant, a member of the Republican Party, took office as the 18th President of the United States on March 4, 1869 at age 47. Grant served in office for 8 years and left at the end of his second term. He was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio and received an education from United States Military Academy.
Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) served as commander in chief of the Union army during the Civil War, leading the North to victory over the Confederacy.Grant later became the eighteenth President of the United States, serving from 1869-77.uring the Civil War, Grant was the only Union general who could equal southern general Robert E. Lee. Grant's early victories catapulted him into the public eye, and his willingness to be aggressive and fightâtwo traits sorely lacking in many Union generalsâallowed him to keep his post after a near-disaster at Shiloh.