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When a House Painter Failed to Assassinate President Andrew Jackson, It Was the First Such Attempt in U.S. Presidential HistoryDuel pistols were no match for the White House incumbent, who fended off the assailant with his cane on this date in 1835 ...
Five years before his death, Jackson continued to inspire commentary. An 1840 article on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of the Battle of New Orleans opined, “What a wonderful man is Andrew Jackson ...
In retirement, Jackson would continue to inspire commentary; an 1840 article on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of the Battle of New Orleans opined, “What a wonderful man is Andrew Jackson!... the ...
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Burials of 28 people Andrew Jackson enslaved found at his Hermitage plantation in TennesseeArchaeologists have found 28 graves of people who were enslaved by Andrew Jackson at his Hermitage plantation in Tennessee. At the time of his presidency, from 1829 to 1837, Jackson enslaved 95 ...
Van Buren had Andrew Jackson's firm support and won just over 50 percent of the national popular vote and a majority of electoral votes. In his bid for reelection in 1840, Van Buren's reputation ...
Inconveniently, Jackson was long a Democratic icon, nominated for his second term in 1832 by the first Democratic National Convention, and there is something to be said for the man who founded wha ...
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