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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It wasn’t as good an outcome for the Andrew Jackson boys’ team, which fell 45-40 later Tuesday in the 2A Lower State boys’ regional final. It marked the fourth straight year that the ...

Former Nittany Lions GA Andrew Jackson returns to Happy Valley after four seasons as a West Virginia position coach. The Penn State football program continues to build its 2025 staff, adding ...

Andrew Jackson won another girls’ basketball state ... “Ni’yonna (Asbelle) and I have a really good connection,” Watkins said. “We read each other and know what each other do.

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 ...

There wasn’t to be any drama Tuesday. Andrew Jackson’s girls saw to that. The defending 2A state basketball champions built an 11-0 lead in the game’s opening two minutes and cruised to a 96 ...