If you thought today’s politics of attack ads, mud-slinging and character assassination are dreadful, you should’ve witnessed the election of 1828, the ugliest in America’s history.

Thomas DiBacco writes that the campaign barbs this presidential year are genteel next to the 1828 election between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams.

The bitter election of 1828 that propelled Andrew Jackson into the presidency is a moment that marked the beginning of mass parties, liberal capitalism, and the rise of the “forgotten man,” a ...

1828 Election. May 1, 2017. Trump’s Absurd Civil War Comment and the Limits of Deal-Making His belief that wheeling and dealing could have solved the conflict over slavery shows a dangerous lack ...

The 2016 presidential election featuring Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton might end up being as nasty as Thomas Jefferson's and John Adams' fierce face-off in 1800. (Team Jefferson accused Adams ...

The 2024 election, “Biden-Trump II: Grumpier Old Men” is showing all the signs of being an especially ugly election. At ages 81 and 77, respectively, this will be the last election for both ...

When John Quincy Adams left the White House after his defeat in the election of 1828, he thought his public life had ended. His wife, Louisa Catherine Adams, welcomed the ...

Brace yourself, America. 2024’s “Biden-Trump II: Grumpier Old Men” is showing all the signs of being an especially ugly election. At ages 81 and 77, respectively, this will be the ...

Cumberland University history professor Mark Cheathem discussed the results of the 1828 presidential election, which saw Andrew Jackson elected to his first term. 3 minutes. Keywords.

Many people wonder if 2024 will be the nastiest election in American history. To which the 1828 contest says, “Hold my beer.” ...

Around the time the 14th Amendment was written, Webster's 1828 dictionary defined "insurrection" broadly. Use that to determine if Trump qualifies for the ballot.