Duel pistols were no match for the White House incumbent, who fended off the assailant with his cane on this date in 1835 ...

Andrew Jackson's tombstone is etched with three simple ... Adams eked out a controversial victory in the House of Representatives, and in 1828 Adams' allies again picked up the charges.

The portrait of Andrew Jackson has returned to the wall of the Oval Office, put up in time to greet President Donald Trump as ...

Andrew, then thirteen years old ... Reactions to the “Corrupt Bargain” led the House to nominate Jackson for presidency in 1825, three years before the 1828 election. During the election, Jackson was ...

Duel pistols were no match for the White House incumbent, who fended off the assailant with his cane on this date in 1835 Laura Kiniry Forces commanded by Andrew Jackson fought the British in the ...

Although Jackson won more electoral and popular votes than any of his opponents in 1824, his lack of a majority gave the House of Representatives the power to choose a president. Frustrated by ...