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Andrew Jackson almost died in a duel
(Yahoo)- On this day in 1806, future President Andrew Jackson nearly died in a duel when he killed his opponent, a fellow plantation owner.
While the deadly duel two years earlier between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton is the most famous in American history, Jackson was a frequent dueler among the prominent politicians of the dueling age, which lasted up until the Civil War era.
Dueling was technically illegal in the United States, but prominent government leaders engaged in the practice.
Button Gwinnett, who signed the Declaration of Independence, died in a 1777 duel with Lachlan McIntosh. After the killing, McIntosh was then sent to serve under George Washington as a leader in the Continental Army.
SOURCE: Andrew Jackson almost died in a duelhttp://news.yahoo.com/settling-scores-duels-forefathers-100815010.html
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