By 1830, public discourse had grown just as toxic as today. During that year’s midterm elections, several blistering speeches ...

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Andrew Jackson's tombstone is etched with three simple ... He shot a man to death during a duel and ended up with a bullet permanently lodged in his own chest; his victory against the British ...

As a young man, attorney Andrew Jackson, future president of the United States, earned a reputation as a formidable duelist. His honor suffered, however, after a duel against Charles Dickinson in ...

The 1831 duel between Thomas Biddle and U.S. Rep. Spencer Pettis, D-Mo., began with slights against the former's brother and ...