KINDERHOOK, N.Y. -- New York Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Michel Natali commemorated the 241st birthday of President Martin Van Buren on Tuesday, December 5, by laying a wreath from the White ...

Martin Van Buren was born on Dec. 5, 1782, in Kinderhook, N.Y. This made him the first president born after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. He began his career as a lawyer and soon ...

KINDERHOOK, N.Y. (NEWS10)—The bronze statue of the eighth President of the United States Martin Van Buren has sat in the small park in the center of Kinderhook since the summer of 2007.

OK, Martin Van Buren was never initialized. But you are far from alone if you know nothing about our eighth president. Advertisement Article continues below this ad In 2014, Time magazine named ...

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 immediate forerunner. Challenges: Three ...