Andrew Jackson and Thomas Hart Benton had a shootout followed by a knife fight in a Tennessee hotel’s hallway on this date. This caused Benton to leave Tennessee and move to Missouri.

This post was contributed by Ross Malone. A historian and a retired school teacher, Ross has authored many books about Missouri’s history, weird facts, and folk tales. He has also written children’s historical fiction. Visit his website, and buy his books in the Missouri Life store.