Jackson was born in the then remote Waxhaws region of the Carolinas, on March 15, 1767. His parents were Scots-Irish immigrants, and his father died just three weeks shy of Jackson’s birth. One of ...

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 ...

A famous southern magnolia tree thought to have been planted by President Andrew Jackson at the White House nearly 200 years ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Cumberland University history professor Mark Cheathem provided a brief overview of the early months of President Andrew Jackson's first term in 1829.

In an otherwise excellent column (“Trump’s Echo of 1829,” op-ed, Feb. 27) Karl Rove contends that President Andrew Jackson “presided over the ‘Tariff of Abominations.’” This requires ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Cumberland University history professor Mark Cheathem explained the Petticoat Affair and how it impacted President Andrew Jackson's cabinet.

HERMITAGE, Tenn. – Brig. Gen. Steven Turner, Tennessee’s assistant adjutant general-Army, placed a wreath at former President Andrew Jackson’s tomb March 15 on what would have been his 258th ...

The Penn State football program continues to build its 2025 staff, adding another defensive line analyst. Former Nittany Lions GA Andrew Jackson returns to Happy Valley after four seasons as a ...

Lancaster’s boys and Andrew Jackson’s girls won state titles and South Pointe’s girls fell one game short of a perfect season. Check out the final Power 5 basketball rankings for 2024-25.