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October 2, 2019 (Wednesday) This blog is copied from “America’s Story,” a web site published by the Library of Congress. Jame Monroe, our 5th president (1817-1825), was born on April 28, 1758, in Westmoreland County, Virginiam and died on July 4, 1831, in New York, New York Monroe is perhaps best known for establishing the […]

October 02, 2019 (Wednesday) * You know already, I’m sure, that our sixth president was the son of the second president. His father, John Adams, was Vice-President when George Washington was President, and was the only one of the first five presidents who was not from Virginia. Like his father, John Quincy Adams was from […]

October 1, 2019 (Tuesday) The material in this blog has come from the web site, “Biography.” Much of it is copied “word for word.” Synopsis James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States, was born in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, in 1791. Serving as president during the run-up to the Civil War, Buchanan’s inability to halt […]

October 1, 2019 (Tuesday) The source of the material in this blog is the web site, “Biography,” It is only slightly edited. Synopsis: Martin Van Buren was born on December 5, 1782, in Kinderhook, New York, about 20 miles southeast of Albany. He studied law and held various political positions before serving as U.S. senator, […]

October 1, 2019 (Tuesday) This blog is copied from “America’s Story,” a web site published by the Library of Congress. Jame Monroe, our 5th president (1817-1825), was born on April 28, 1758, in Westmoreland County, Virginia and died on July 4, 1831, in New York, New York Monroe is perhaps best known for establishing the […]