The Petticoat Affair: History & Major Facts
The Petticoat Affair, also known as the Eaton Affair, was a political scandal that rocked the United States during President Andrew Jackson’s administration. This controversy, which took place in the...
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Amistad Africans Court Case
The Amistad case of 1841 was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision where Africans, illegally enslaved and transported aboard the Spanish schooner Amistad, were freed. The court ruled that their enslavement violated...
US Presidents that failed to get re-elected
As of 2020, forty-four men have held the office of the President of the United States; but have you ever wondered which of those commanders-in-chief served in the Oval Office...
