Why Martin Van Buren Was In a “Seinfeld” Episode and 5 Other Things Nobody Knew About Our 8th President. ... Martin Van Buren played a major part in making “OK” a worldwide phenomenon.

Martin Van Buren was born on Dec. 5, 1782, the same day King George III announced hostilities with the United States were over and five days after the preliminary articles of the Treaty of Paris ...

The word 'OK,' originating from a satirical 1839 article as 'oll korrect,' gained popularity during Martin Van Buren's 1840 presidential campaign. Adopted globally, 'OK' now universally signifies ...

Contrary to what Kramer said on Seinfeld, Van Buren was not “mean” In the 1997 episode " The Van Buren Boys ," a fictional "street gang" that admires the eighth president uses the hand sign of ...