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Martin Van Buren ( / væn ˈbjʊərən / van BURE-ən; Dutch: Maarten van Buren [ˈmaːrtə (n) vɑm‿ˈbyːrə (n)] ⓘ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he served as New York ...
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC ( / ˈæstən /) is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars and grand tourers. Its predecessor was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. Steered from 1947 by David Brown, it became associated with expensive grand touring cars in the 1950s and 1960s, and with the fictional character ...
Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 46 presidencies. The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [ 4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the ...
An Aston Martin DB5 appeared in 007: ... by the US president for the purpose of transporting 007 to Washington DC, for a congratulatory lunch at the White House - but ...
The ancestral background of presidents of the United States has been relatively consistent throughout American history. The most common ancestry of U.S. presidents is English, due to its origins as a group of former English colonies. With the exception of Martin Van Buren and possibly Dwight D. Eisenhower, [1] every president has ancestors from ...
Aston Martin Owners Club. The Aston Martin Owners Club ( AMOC, pronounced am-oc) is a club for owners of Aston Martin automobiles, established in England in 1935. It is one of the oldest one-make car enthusiast clubs, and also one of the largest by worldwide membership. [citation needed]
George H. W. Bush (1989–1993) First president to have been a naval aviator. [ 265] First president to have served as a United States Ambassador to the United Nations (1971–1973). [ 386] First president to have served as the chief of the United States Liaison Office in China (1974–1975). [ 387]
On a hot August night in 1864, a sniper shot Lincoln's hat off his head — missing his skull by inches — as he took a solo ride on his favorite horse "Old Abe," according to " 1864: Lincoln at ...