On this day in 1791, 15th president James Buchanan was born. The last president born in the 18th century, he served just one term from 1857 to 1861, as the immediate predecessor to Abraham Lincoln. ⁠ ⁠ Though Buchanan aimed to compromise in an increasingly divided nation, he failed to prevent the conflict of […]

  On this day in 1791, 15th president James Buchanan was born. The last president born in the 18th century, he served just one term from 1857 to 1861, as the immediate predecessor to Abraham Lincoln. ⁠ ⁠ Though Buchanan aimed to compromise in an increasingly divided nation, he failed to prevent the conflict of […]