Items tagged with 'Martin Van Buren'
All correct, Martin Van Buren
The short video embedded above -- narrated by linguist Arika Okrent and illustrated by Sean O'Neill for Mental Floss -- details the "lexicographer-approved" version of the history of the term "OK." Which, as you might know, involves Kinderhook's favorite son, Martin Van Buren.
Earlier on AOA: Portraits of Martin Van Buren, in honor of his birthday
Portraits of Martin Van Buren, in honor of his birthday
This past Thursday was the 231st birthday of Martin Van Buren -- eighth President of the United States, the first president to be born US citizen, and the most famous native of Kinderhook, New York.
Because it was MVB's birthday this week, and it's Friday -- and, you know, just because -- here's a collection of portraits in honor of his 231st. (OK, some of them aren't technically portrait, but they're interesting to look at.)
OK...
... said KGB about Drawing: What's something that brought you joy this year?