Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
When a House Painter Failed to Assassinate President Andrew Jackson, It Was the First Such Attempt in U.S. Presidential History
On January 30, 1835, unemployed house painter Richard Lawrence tried to change the course of history with an attempt to ...
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Metal Detecting Lost Camp of Andrew Jackson - Part 3
Metal Detecting Lost Camp of Andrew Jackson - Part 3 is a search for camp used by Jackson, Davy Crockett, and Sam Houston ...
New York Sun7d
‘A Man of Violent Passions’: Andrew Jackson, Along With Trump, Is Back in the Oval Office
The return of the portrait of the seventh president is a reminder of certain resemblances between the two. Jackson's demeanor ...
PBS2d
Indian removal
Andrew Jackson, from Tennessee, was a forceful proponent of Indian removal. In 1814 he commanded the U.S. military forces that defeated a faction of the Creek nation. In their defeat, the Creeks ...
Daily Courier1d
Highlights in History: January 30
In 1835, a gunman attempted to shoot President Andrew Jackson near the U.S. Capitol and was subdued by a crowd, marking the first presidential assassination attempt.