On this day, Jan. 30, 180 years ago, Andrew Jackson became the first U.S. president to bring a cane to a gunfight — and win. Jackson was leaving a congressional funeral in the Capitol building ...

That cold and dreary Friday, Jackson had been attending a funeral in Washington, D.C. for South Carolina Representative Warren Davis. Using a walking cane to support his frail frame, Jackson was ...

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In 1828, opposition handbills accused Jackson of being a man “who carries a sword cane, and is willing to run it through the body of anyone who may presume to stand in his way.” ...

Andrew Jackson argued that the rock was thrown first, and the sword cane deployed second, stabbing his former business partner through the coat, not the body. The future president was acquitted of ...

President Andrew Jackson was among their number that day. ... He then attempted to batter the attacker with his cane. Lawrence fired his second gun—but this one, too, misfired.

Jackson escapes assassination attempt Jan. 30, 1835 By Andrew Glass 01/30/2008 05:43 AM EST On this day in 1835, Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) became the first U.S. president to be targeted by an ...

Andrew Jackson, on the other hand, seems to be regarded more and more as an insane jerk as the decades distance us from his unhinged, cane-wielding wrath. He can't find us and beat us up now, so ...

President Andrew Jackson was the first to carry a big stick. By John Dickerson. Jan 30, 2014 8:20 PM. Copy Link Share Share Comment ... Jackson then brained his attacker with his cane.

It’s said that Jackson (who was 67 years old at the time) hit Lawrence a few times with his cane before being rushed to the White House. It was the first known assassination attempt on a U.S ...