Thursday Thirteen ~#11



13 things about Andrew Jackson



  1. Born March 15, 1767.

  2. 7th president of the United States.


  3. Recognized Texas as an independent republic in 1837 and appointed a U.S. diplomat to the republic.

  4. 1796-1797 Represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives.

  5. 1797-1798 Represented Tennessee in the U.S. Senate.

  6. 1815 Won the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812.

  7. 1818 Commanded an army expedition against the Seminole people in Florida.

  8. Jackson hosted grand parties at the White House that were open to the public.

  9. Jackson was the only president who ever paid off the national debt.

  10. Jackson's soldiers nicknamed him 'Old Hickory' in honor of his toughness.

  11. The hot-tempered Jackson killed Charles Dickinson in a duel after Dickinson made insulting remarks about his marriage.

  12. Home State Tennessee.

  13. Died June 8, 1845

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3 comments:

Raggedy said...

Thank you for sharing the history lesson with us. I did not know it was Andrew Jackson's Birthday today.
Terrific Thursday Thirteen!
My TT is posted.
Have a wonderful day!
Happy TT'ing!
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Raggedy

3/15/2007 6:41 AM
Daisy said...

I like learning about history, thanks for sharing!

ps: The butterfly garden is sooo beautiful.

3/15/2007 7:39 AM
Anonymous said...

I love your layout! Great Thursday 13!

3/15/2007 9:41 PM

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