Martin Van Buren: The eighth President of the United States

Leading up to America’s 250th birthday next July, we are highlighting things you might not know about our presidents.Phil ...
The Washington Post

There was no president on this date 175 years ago. Or was there?

James K. Polk’s final night as president of the United States was an all-nighter. "The 11th President had spent the previous evening with Congress trying to pass some final appropriation bills before ...
The Courier-Journal

Retro Louisville: The Naturalization Tree at Camp Zachary Taylor

An anecdote in a story on Page 10 of the Aug. 16, 1918, edition of the Courier Journal was the first reference to a 'naturalization tree' at Camp Zachary Taylor in Louisville. World War I had not yet ...
insider.si.edu

Indian Peace Medal, Zachary Taylor, United States, 1849

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