Steve Cortes @CortesSteve
Good morning! Today in 1835, a gunman tried to kill President Andrew Jackson at the US Capitol. After Richard Lawrence’s pistols misfired, the would-be assassin was tackled by Congressman Davy Crockett and beaten by “Old Hickory” Jackson with his cane. For reals… https://t.co/U62vOnbcF1 — PolitiTweet.org