Andrew, then thirteen years old, joined the local militia as a patriot courier. At fifteen years of age, Jackson and his other brother, Robert, were captured by the British in 1781. Jackson’s face was ...

Even before he was elected President, Andrew Jackson had been instrumental in forcing Native Americans out of the South. Once in office, he continued this policy at an accelerated pace.

Born: March 15, 1767, in Waxhaw, South Carolina... Jackson embodied the ideal of the self-made American man, and his populist appeal lay in his message of inclusion against what he characterized ...

Andrew Jackson's tombstone is etched with three simple words and two dates: "General Andrew Jackson, March 15, 1767 -- June 8, 1845." The inscription on the marker for the President's beloved wife ...

In what is today known as the Trail of Tears, members of the Cherokee Nation were rounded up and transplanted westward by military force in 1838 under Jackson’s successor Martin Van Buren. Legacy In ...

On January 30, 1835, unemployed house painter Richard Lawrence tried to change the course of history with an attempt to ...

Penn State has hired Andrew Jackson. No, not that Andrew Jackson. This Andrew Jackson was a graduate assistant with the defensive line for two years at Penn State. Two players he worked with ...

Feb. 4 (UPI) --President Trump may think he is President Jackson reincarnated -- but there are lessons in Old Hickory's resistance to sycophants. The portrait of President Andrew Jackson has ...

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 ...