Texas statehood was made official on Dec. 28. On Feb. 19, 1846, statehood was made official. In a solemn ceremony, Jones ...

Here are some key events that took place during this period: Andrew Jackson's inauguration (1829) Jackson's inauguration marked a significant shift in national politics, as he became the first ...

Coming from modest means, Andrew Jackson grew to become an American soldier ... and starvation with thousands dying while traveling or shortly after arriving at their location. In 1829, Jackson won ...

He took office on March 4, 1829 ... Andrew the first,” the Baltimore Patriot reported. At issue was what later became famed as “The Petticoat Affair.” Since the inaugural ball, most of ...

Washington’s cultural and political establishment was aghast at the heartland rabble that flocked to the inauguration.

During the presidency of Andrew Jackson (1829-1837), however ... In his highly choreographed inaugural ceremony under the Capitol dome, he placed three of the world’s richest people – Elon ...

"Our society wants purging here," he wrote to one of his friends in 1829. Under the same roof Jackson's clan lived with him in the White House. There was Andrew Jackson Jr., a nephew and his ...

1805), President Andrew Jackson’s first inaugural (1829) and President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first inaugural (1933). All are well worth reading. Jefferson did an astonishing job in his first ...

Andrew Jackson was known for opening the White House to all visitors; his inauguration party at the ... the most memorable instances took place in 1829, when an enthusiastic crowd followed Jackson ...

Three have: John Adams in 1801, John Quincy Adams in 1829 and Andrew Johnson ... Andrew Jackson, to the White House, which he left the day before the inauguration. Johnson, who disliked his ...