But who could blame him? In the wake of former President Andrew Jackson's 1828 election victory over then sitting President John Quincy Adams, Rachel Jackson \-- his wife -- died of a heart attack.
Margaret “Peggy” Timberlake Eaton has been the subject of books and even one Hollywood film (The Gorgeous Hussy) and is oftentimes portrayed as the vixen who nearly caused the collapse of President ...
An example is a drip painting of Jackson ... deal with John Q to elect John Quincy Adams as president. Days later, Henry Clay became Adam’s secretary of state. Jackson was furious and later led a ...
With the 1824 election approaching, Secretary of State John Quincy Adams probably thought he was President James Monroe’s ...
The lot currently houses Quincy Auto Tech and sits in the same five-way intersection as the birthplaces of the second and sixth presidents, John Adams and John Quincy Adams, and Sweeney Brothers ...
QUINCY — John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams, are not on the presidential pantheon of Mount Rushmore, and many people might struggle to name their most notable achievements. Their remains ...
He returned to city to play his great grandfather, John Quincy Adams, in the pageant. A city of immigrants, then and now At the time of the tricentennial, about 70% of Quincy's population did not ...
After the pianist, Vikingur Olafsson, asked for a concerto over beers, the composer, John Adams, wrote “After the Fall,” which will now travel the world. Vikingur Olafsson, left, and John ...
Good news for preschoolers, parents, guardians and lovers of all things "Ms. Rachel:" She is finally coming to a streaming service near you. Netflix announced the partnership on Tuesday ...
Lamar Jackson is so good and so elusive that he manages ... the payoff is often worth it in the end. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh couldn’t even believe what he witnessed on Saturday night.
One of my favorite moments in John Adams’ 2008 autobiography Hallelujah Junction comes when Adams, as a teenager on the East Coast, decides to sit next to Duke Ellington on his piano bench — while ...