Martin Van Buren allied himself with President Andrew Jackson ... Died: July 24, 1862, in Washington, D.C. 1837: Queen Victoria becomes the British monarch. 1837, 1839, 1840: Samuel Morse files ...

Martin Van Buren entered the White House on the coattails of his illustrious predecessor, Andrew Jackson, making him the second vice president to succeed his ... of Texas because he feared it would ...

Bradley in Martin Van Buren: America’s First Politician, a lively and illuminating new biography of our eighth president—the first to be born a U.S. citizen. Absent a strong opposition party ...

Despite his administration’s successful push in outlawing bigamy and legalizing divorce, President Martin Van Buren (whose nickname ... (The house would also become a social hub for political ...

To win the presidential election, Democrat Kamala Harris will have to overcome what was once called the “Van Buren jinx.” In ...