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  1. 1 day ago · 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's ...

  2. 1 day ago · v. t. e. Emancipation Memorial statue placed in Washington, D.C. in 1876. Abraham Lincoln 's position on slavery in the United States is one of the most discussed aspects of his life. Lincoln frequently expressed his moral opposition to slavery in public and private. [1] ". I am naturally anti-slavery.

  3. 6 hours ago · United States Capitol. /  38.88972°N 77.00889°W  / 38.88972; -77.00889. The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. It is located on Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

  4. 1 day ago · Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Chester Arthur was fond of fine clothes and entertainment, earning him the nicknames 'Dude President,' 'Elegant Arthur,' and 'Prince Arthur'. ^ Moberg, Julia (2012). Presidential Pets The Weird, Wacky, Little, Big, Scary, Strange Animals That Have Lived in the White House.

  5. 1 day ago · 370. Famine in Phrygia. Phrygia. 372–373. Famine in Edessa. Edessa. 400–800. Various famines in Western Europe associated with the Fall of the Western Roman Empire and its sack by Alaric I. Between 400 and 800 AD, the population of the city of Rome fell by over 90%, mainly because of famine and plague. [citation needed]

  6. 1 day ago · In the politics of the United States, elections are held for government officials at the federal, state, and local levels. At the federal level, the nation's head of state, the president, is elected indirectly by the people of each state, through an Electoral College. Today, these electors almost always vote with the popular vote of their state.

  7. 1 day ago · List of governors Territory of Indiana Indiana Territory was formed on July 4, 1800, from the Northwest Territory. Despite remaining a territory for nearly 16 years, it had only two governors appointed by the president of the United States before it became a state. Governors of Indiana Territory No. Governor Term in office [a] Appointed by 1 William Henry Harrison [b] (1773–1841) May 13 ...

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