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1. Old Kinderhook" "OK"

Thu Apr 6, 2017, 03:22 AM

Apr 2017

Van Buren lived in Kinderhook New York and was refered to as Old Kinderhook. Supposedly that was shortened to OK.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren

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