*May 30, 1806
Future U.S. president Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel
Former Congressman Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickinson were prominent lawyers and plantation owners in Tennessee. They were also known for their dueling proclivities; Dickinson was renowned as “the best pistol shot in all of Tennessee,” according to The Commonwealth of Kentucky Web site, while Jackson would allegedly fight in more than 100 duels over his life (most likely an exaggeration).
Dickinson had accused Jackson of cheating on a horse race bet, deriding him as a “coward and an equivocator.” He then insulted Jackson's wife, Rachel, publicly shaming her as a “bigamist,” since Rachel’s earlier divorce had not been complete by the time of her new marriage. Jackson then challenged Dickinson to a duel, and Dickinson chose pistols.
On May 30, 1806, Jackson and Dickinson met at Harrison's Mills on the Red River in Logan, Kentucky. At the first signal from their seconds, Dickinson fired. Jackson received Dickinson’s first bullet in the chest next to his heart. Jackson put his hand over the wound to staunch the flow of blood and stayed standing long enough to fire his gun. Dickinson’s seconds claimed Jackson’s first shot misfired, which would have meant the duel was over, but, in a breach of etiquette, Jackson re- cocked the gun and shot again, this time killing his opponent. Although Jackson recovered, he suffered chronic pain from the wound for the remainder of his life.
Jackson was not prosecuted for murder, and the duel had very little effect on his successful campaign for the presidency in 1829. Many American men in the early 1800s, particularly in the South, viewed dueling as a time-honored tradition. In 1804, Thomas Jefferson’s vice president Aaron Burr had also avoided murder charges after killing former Treasury secretary and founding father Alexander Hamilton in a duel. In fact, Rachel’s divorce raised more of a scandal in the press and in parlors than the killing of Dickinson.
On to today's challenges
Declassified Flynn Transcripts Contradict Key Mueller Claims Against Flynn
"Newly released declassified transcripts of call transcripts and summaries between Flynn and Kislyak contradict key claims made against Flynn by former Special Counsel Robert Mueller."Translation: Mueller lied. His team lied. The allegedly mentally ill Adam Schiff(D) lied. His committee lied. The MSM lied. They all lied, lied, lied about Russia, Russia, Russia collusion, and Trump world. And they will face ZERO consequences for their sedition.
The Flynn–Kislyak call transcripts are routine, brief, and without the word “sanctions.” @DevinNunes (AUDIO)
#BREAKING: Trump announces that the U.S. is QUITTING the WHO because, among many reason, "they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms" following the complicit role in helping China lie and conceal the seriousness of the Wuhan coronavirus pic.twitter.com/G8SRVSf5t5— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) May 29, 2020
SpaceX’s first manned Dragon launch scrubbed due to weather
"They will try again in three days on May 30th, at 3:22 pm (Eastern). I will post the live stream here on Behind the Black late Friday night."Bob Zimmerman runs an excellent blog about space flight and exploration of the galaxy.
Female athletes fight to keep biological men out of their sports
"Two female track athletes in Idaho are urging a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit intended to once again allow biological males to compete in women’s sports."It's always been a war against women from the gender bender freak show.
Reminiscent of the Iraqi information minister. This is MSNBC. https://t.co/DUGXub3dl5— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) May 29, 2020
And just like that, CNN suddenly cared about private property rights.
This is rich. pic.twitter.com/Vk09Jbl1IB— Thaddeus Russell (@ThaddeusRussell) May 30, 2020
DEVELOPING: Rioters attempting to bust open ATMs, gain entry to US Bank in #Minneapolis— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 28, 2020
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But seriously, are we just forgetting about the prohibition on mass gatherings? Weren't we just condemning those like a week ago? Or do angry white left-wing activists get a special exemption?— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) May 30, 2020
White House briefly locked down as unrest spreads to Atlanta, DC, NYC after George Floyd death
"The White House was under a brief lockdown Friday night as protests erupted across the country over the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd, bringing tensions to a boiling point and forcing one of the Twin Cities to issue a curfew while demonstrators clashed with police across the U.S."
Masked militants ransacking the Justice Center in downtown Portland. Many came prepared with chemicals to start fires and weapons to break windows. #antifa #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/jkJCu3bc2n— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) May 30, 2020
Somehow all the gun-toting anti-lockdown protestors in the last two months managed to not burn down a single building, loot any stores, or throw rocks at cops— Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) May 30, 2020
But media found them to be a *huge* threat. Domestic terrorists even.
Lib media is a cancer on this country’s soul
Lambert's Cafe: Home of Throwed Rolls
"People who visit Lambert’s Cafe for the first time are invariably amazed at the generous portions served on each order. These generous servings along with our “THROWED ROLLS” have inspired many questions."Yet, there's only one answer: delicious. Located in Sikeston, Missouri; Ozark, Missouri; and Foley, Alabama.
All that's needed to complete the meme are handguns. https://t.co/wLJ2yekLkr— Jack Dorsey Is My Clock Holster (@Username19587) May 30, 2020
