Martin Van Buren – Brady Carlson

Martin Van Buren May Have Had The Cheesiest First Day Of Any U.S. President
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Martin Van Buren May Have Had The Cheesiest First Day Of Any U.S. President

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Martin Van Buren May Have Had The Cheesiest First Day Of Any U.S. President

Some presidential inauguration days are memorable; others are quiet. But the one for Martin Van Buren was probably cheesy, thanks to a giant cheddar sent to Andrew Jackson and a public party to eat it just before Van Buren moved into the White House. (Appropriately enough, today is also National Cheese Lover's Day.)

By Brady Carlson|2024-12-07T19:35:31-05:00January 20, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: American history, cheese, history, Martin Van Buren, presidents|

Our Show About The History Of “OK” Is Just Okay
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Our Show About The History Of “OK” Is Just Okay

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Our Show About The History Of “OK” Is Just Okay

On this day in 1839 we first saw the word we use so often to describe our most middling feelings. That’s right, it’s the birthday of OK.

By Brady Carlson|2024-12-07T19:36:09-05:00March 23, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: astronauts, etymology, Martin Van Buren, sandwiches, words|

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Alert!

On the air this afternoon when my phone starts buzzing like crazy.‬

By Brady Carlson|2023-12-04T06:53:41-05:00December 4, 2018|Categories: Blog, Dead Presidents|Tags: Martin Van Buren, today's photo|

Martin Van Buren’s Grave
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Martin Van Buren’s Grave

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Martin Van Buren’s Grave

The grave is like a reverse mullet; the business, in this case, is in the back and the party is in the front. Or something.

By Brady Carlson|2024-07-06T09:24:38-04:00July 6, 2012|Categories: Dead Presidents, Presidential Gravesites, Travel|Tags: Kinderhook NY, Martin Van Buren|