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1824 Elections

Richard L. Meister Jr. @RichardMeister (5328) • Otis Orchards, Washington 1 Dec 16

With all this uproar about the elections brings up to December 1, 1824. In that election neither John Quincy Adams or Andrew Jackson won the majority of electoral votes. The Twelve Amendment had to be applied. This is still in...

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New Navy Ship's Name Draws Fire

Four Walls @FourWalls (86713) • United States 12 Dec 15

The U.S. Navy has a new ship, and a lot of people aren't happy. Not with the boat, but with the name. The new ship, a littoral combat ship (LCS), was named after U.S. president Andrew Jackson (LCS-6). One might wonder...

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