Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the U.S. who served 1837-1841, was the first American head of state with no direct British heritage. Both of his parents were of Dutch descent.

12-year-old girl created family tree linking 42 of 43 U.S. presidents to King John of England, who signed Magna Carta in 1215 Only eighth president, Martin Van Buren, was not related to John By ...

Presidents’ Day is celebrated in the United States on the third Monday of February. My maternal grandmother, Virgie Elizabeth Holloway Maness, proudly displayed a calendar on her kitchen wall ...

The big Hollywood connection between the Kennedy family is here, in Eunice's branch of family tree: Maria married Arnold Schwarzenegger (b. 1947) in 1986 (they divorced in 2021) and they have four ...

Elvis Presley grew up in Tupelo, Mississippi, before making his name in Memphis, Tennessee. Few presidents are from Mississippi, though three hailed from Tennessee, which arguably was Elvis ...

Donald Trump, 74, is the 45th President of the United States. A businessman and television personality, Trump entered the 2016 presidential race as a Republican candidate. He was elected to the ...

Born Hiram Ulysses Grant, the 18th president of the United States had Irish roots. Grant’s great-great-great-grandfather, Thomas Simpson, was born about 1683 somewhere in Ulster.