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When a House Painter Failed to Assassinate President Andrew Jackson, It Was the First Such Attempt in U.S. Presidential History

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Duel pistols were no match for the White House incumbent, who fended off the assailant with his cane on this date in 1835
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When a House Painter Failed to Assassinate President Andrew Jackson, It Was the First Such Attempt in U.S. Presidential History

Duel pistols were no match for the White House incumbent, who fended off the assailant with his cane on this date in 1835

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January 1835: Richard Lawrence assasination attempt on Andrew Jackson

On January 30, 1835 the single-shot muzzleloading pistol of Richard Lawrence misfired when aimed at President Andrew Jackson in Washington, D.C.. This was the first recorded attempt at an assassination of a US President. — “The Lone Ranger” debuted on WXYZ radio in Detroit on January 30, 1933. The masked vigilante lawman and his Native sidekick, Tonto, became a dynamic duo of multimedia fame. — January 30th is the birthday of historian Barbara T…

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Andrew Jackson narrowly escapes assassination | January 30, 1835

On January 30, 1835, Andrew Jackson becomes the first American president to experience an assassination attempt. Richard Lawrence, an unemployed house painter, approached Jackson as he left a congressional funeral held in the House chamber of the Capitol building and shot at him, but his gun misfired. A furious 67‑year‑old Jackson confronted his attacker, clubbing […]

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