Andrew Jackson was born into a religious Irish immigrant family in 1767. Due to imprecise documents from the time period, both North Carolina and South Carolina claim to be Jackson's birth state.

Read full article: ‘I wake up, thank God’: Andrew Jackson High School grad overcomes homelessness to achieve diploma As thousands of students prepare to celebrate their graduations this week ...

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood has introduced legislation to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Bloomington. If ...

Four men have been charged in federal court for allegedly attempting to tear down the statue of former President Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. on Monday.

In 2010, the Andrew Jackson Foundation started an annual commemoration of those once enslaved at The Hermitage. Former President Jackson owned 300 slaves in his lifetime.

Washington — Protesters tried to pull down a statue of President Andrew Jackson near the White House Monday night before being dispersed by police. CBS D.C. affiliate WUSA-TV reported that ...

In 2020, the Jackson City Council voted to remove the Andrew Jackson statue in a 5-1 vote. Now, the statue is finally headed elsewhere.

Andrew Jackson may be giving way to Harriet Tubman on the face of the $20 bill, but the seventh president’s image is on the ascent in the modern White House.

– The Andrew Jackson statue in downtown Jacksonville has a new shine to it after routine maintenance by city crews Wednesday morning. A pair of city contractors washed and waxed the bronze metal ...