Jackson Square, designed as military parade grounds, was known as the Place d’Armes during the French colonial period and ...
Duel pistols were no match for the White House incumbent, who fended off the assailant with his cane on this date in 1835 ...
Clashes broke out as protesters tried to pull down a statue of 19th century President Andrew Jackson, a target of demonstrators because of his treatment of Native Americans. The statue is located ...