Items tagged with 'Martin Van Buren'

All correct, Martin Van Buren

posted Jul 8, 2015

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

tags: Columbia County, history, Martin Van Buren

Portraits of Martin Van Buren, in honor of his birthday

posted Dec 6, 2013
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martin van buren portrait 1837 cropped

Look at those blue eyes.

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...

(there's more)

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tags: design, featured, history, Martin Van Buren

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