American Presidents Blog (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
In his book, God and the Oval Office , John C. McCollister provides an interesting quote attributed to President Martin Van Buren from his inaugural address. He said, “ I only look to the gracious protection of the Divine Being whose strengthening support I humbly solict and to whom I fervently pray to look down upon us all.” Hmmmm…..from the quotation we can surmise that Van Buren...
TexasLiberal (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
... Harrison, 67, 1840 –Harrison ran as regional nominee of Whigs as part of a failed plan to defeat Martin Van Buren in 1836. In 1840 Harrison was nominee of entire party. He was elected but died one month into his term. Beat Mr. Van Buren. (1773-1841) Lewis Cass 5. Lewis Cass , 66, 1848 —Democrat was longtime territorial Governor of Michigan and a Secretary of War to Andrew Jackson...
Chicago news (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
... the Great Salt Lake Valley in present-day Utah.In 1862, the eighth president of the United States, Martin Van Buren, died in Kinderhook, N.Y.In 1866, Tennessee became the first state to be readmitted to the Union after the Civil War.In 1929, President Hoover proclaimed the Kellogg-Briand Pact, which renounced war as an instrument of foreign policy.In 1937, the state of Alabama dropped...
Biodun Iginla's Weblog (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
... OLD WEST 1865: Wild Bill Hickok fights first western showdown PRESIDENTIAL 1862: Former President Martin Van Buren lapses into a coma SPORTS 1959: Pumpsie Green becomes first African American to play for Red Sox VIETNAM WAR 1965: Johnson considers the options WALL STREET 1877: Railroad strike turns bloody WORLD WAR I 1911: David Lloyd George delivers Mansion House speech WORLD WAR...
Neatorama (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
... the army at Harper’s Ferry during John Brown’s raid. He was a pretty important guy in the town of Martinsburg, West Virginia, owning a whiskey distillery when the Civil War broke out. The Berkeley Border Guards ended up serving under Stonewall Jackson. Martin Van Buren Bates , AKA the Kentucky Giant, was decidedly taller than the President he was named after. Martin...
CRAFT Magazine (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
From the CRAFT Flickr Pool , user giddygirlie writes: I created needle felt versions of the bearded presidents of the USA for a Wondermark.com contest to win the new book "Beards of our Forefathers". This one is felted Martin Van Buren , and is my personal favorite out of the bunch. [ Read this article ] [ Comment on this article ]
TexasLiberal (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
... a third term. ( The link above to Mr. Garner, as well as the links to Lyndon Johnson ,George Bush, Martin Van Buren and Dan Quayle will take you to the excellent U.S. Senate page on Vice Presidents . There are first-rate profiles to be found of all VP’s at the Senate site.) Lyndon Johnson Lyndon Johnson ran with Democrat John Kennedy of Massachusetts in 1960. Immediately before becoming...
KerPlonka! (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
According to Wikipedia, height is a pretty strong factor in determining who will win an election . And wouldn't you know it, McCain is positively tiny at 5'6", along with such great presidents as Martin Van Buren. Whereas Obama happens to be 6'1", or the same height as Ronald Reagan.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
... Park Service Ranger Alex Shane, 27, has worked at the Lyndon B. Johnson ranch in Texas and Martin Van Buren's home in upstate New York, among other assignments.But for pure emotion, he said, nothing has topped his assignment two years ago to Independence Mall."I've seen people crying at the Liberty Bell," said Shane, who was raised in Kutztown, Pa.When he asks what moved them so,...
