Martin Van Buren walked straight into the Panic of 1837like, “Hey y’all, I’m here to ruin your economy.” But plot twist — the guy actually invented some modern banking practices, called Congress back on their day off (rude but effective), and even gave us the ten-hour workday. We’re talking the Divorce Bill, boiler explosions, and a redemption arc thatalmost makes you forget he enforced the Trail of Tears. Almost.

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Semper Fidelis by Heftone Banjo Orchestra, Free Music Archive, license CC-BY-SA