Today In History August 9 Library Of Congress Andrew jackson. on august 9, 1814, major general andrew jackson, “old hickory,” signed the treaty of fort jackson ending the creek war. the agreement provided for the surrender of twenty three million acres of creek land to the united states. this vast territory encompassed more than half of present day alabama and part of southern georgia. Today in history is a library of congress presentation of historic events illuminated by items from the library’s digital collections. this feature premiered in april, 1997 to highlight items from the library’s groundbreaking american memory digital collections (1994 2016). the essays were written by american memory program staff, and are fact checked and updated by reference staff.
Today In History August 9 Library Of Congress The infamous jesse james was born on september 5, 1847. at seventeen, james left his native missouri to fight as a confederate guerilla in the civil war. after the war, he returned to his home state and led one of history’s most notorious outlaw gangs. with his older brother frank and several other ex confederates, including cole younger and. Access. today in history–august 9–the library of congress features andrew jackson, who signed the treaty of fort jackson that ended the creek war on this day in 1814. jackson had a successful military career, and also served as a u.s. representative, senator, tennessee supreme court justice, and the seventh president of the united states. Quorum calls votes: four yea and nay votes and one recorded vote developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages h5669–70, h5760–71, h5671, h5672, h5672–73, and h5703–04. adjournment: the house met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:47 p.m. [page:d944] committee meetings. August 2, 1923 president warren g. harding died suddenly in a hotel in san francisco while on a western speaking tour. his administration had been tainted by the teapot dome political scandal and his sudden death prompted many unfounded rumors. he was succeeded the next day by calvin coolidge.
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