Andrew Jackson – 7th President

October 2, 2019 (Tuesday)Andrew Jackson disliked the Electoral College concept and wanted to do away with it. Who could blame him? The intricate system caused him to lose the election in 1824 to Adams. He found satisfaction, however, in a rematch with Adams in 1828, with a landslide victory. He was very popular. Andrew Jackson […]

James Monroe – 5th President

October 2, 2019 (Wednesday) This blog is copied from “America’s Story,” a web site published by the Library of Congress. Jame Monroe, our 5th president (1817-1825), was born on April 28, 1758, in Westmoreland County, Virginiam and died on July 4, 1831, in New York, New York Monroe is perhaps best known for establishing the […]