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Yahoo
11-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
President Jackson's legacy can be found throughout Middle Tennessee
MADISON, Tenn. (WKRN) — From schools, streets and neighborhoods, it seems like his name can be found on every corner. When you enter the zip code of 37076, it can feel like you're stepping back in time. President Andrew Jackson bought The Hermitage property in 1804. At first, he lived in his log cabin for 17 years before moving into the brick mansion. 'Andrew Jackson was probably one of the most well-known people in the United States of American during his day,' explained Tony Guzzi, Chief Experience Officer at The Hermitage. Andrew Jackson first moved to Tennessee to be the district attorney for the Nashville area. He became the major general for the Tennessee militia in 1802, catapulting Jackson in his career after his victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans and eventually winning the presidential election in 1828. 'It was the first time an American army on its own defeated a British army that decisively…and so there was a great sense of relief and national pride wrapped up in Jacksons story,' Guzzi said. News 2 On Tour | Explore the communities that shape Middle Tennessee That national pride can still be felt today. 'It's one of the reasons we see the Jackson name and version of the Jackson name like Old Hickory or The Hermitage attached to so many different things in Middle Tennessee,' explained Jason Zajac, President and CEO of Andrew Jackson Foundation. From the state Capitol, to Hermitage, streets, neighborhoods, businesses, schools are named after him and his family. Old Hickory was Jackson's nickname. Donelson was the name of Jackson's father-in-law. 'Jacksonville, Florida…Jackson, Mississippi, all connections back to Andrew Jackson,' Zajac said. But when thinking back on his legacy, there were some troubling aspects in Jackson's life and American history. Neighborhood News: Stories impacting your community | Read More Jackson owned more than 300 slaves over the course of his life. News 2 visited several of the slave quarters on The Hermitage property. 'In his political years, he was an architect of Indian removal and relocation which had terrible consequences for the Native American population of course,' Zajac said. Today about 220,000 people visit The Hermitage from across the world to learn the history of the enslaved people and American history, learn about the property and pay their respects to our 7th president. 'Everybody's going to look at Jacksons legacy in retrospect now and they are going to have differing opinions on Jackson's legacy,' Guzzi said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Watch: Angels' Mike Trout clobbers longest homer at Fenway in 2025
Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Mike Trout went 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs during a win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday in Boston. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI June 3 (UPI) -- Mike Trout waved his Old Hickory through the zone and dented a 3-1 fastball, sending it over the Green Monster for his first home run since coming off the injured list and the longest hit so far this season in Boston. Trout chopped the 454-foot, three-run shot over the famous left field fence in the top of the first inning of the Los Angeles Angels' 7-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday at Fenway Park. He went 3 for 4 with three RBIs and a run scored. Advertisement "That wall is big out there, so you have to hit them real high," Trout said on the FanDuel Sports Network broadcast. Trout, who came off the injured list Friday, is 8 for 14 (.571) with a double, homer and five RBIs since his return. He raised his season average from .179 to .225 over the four-game stretch since the end of the hiatus, which was triggered by a bruised left knee. "Anybody that knows Mike Trout shouldn't be surprised," Angels manager Ron Washington told reporters. "The only surprise you should have is that he's missed some days. "Mike Trout can still do a lot of things that a lot of people can't do. He's showing that." Advertisement Shortstop Zach Neto and center fielder Joe Adell also homered in the opening frame to help the Angels become the first visiting team to hit three homers in the first inning since Fenway Park opened in 1912. Neto started the slugfest with a 389-foot leadoff shot off Red Sox starter Richard Fitts. The Angels scored their second run when right fielder Jorge Soler reached on a fielding error, which brought Trout to the plate with two runners on base. The three-time MVP took a slider for a ball before fouling off a fastball. He then watched two more pitches miss the zone. Trout proceeded to send Fitts' next offering -- a 95.4-mph four-seem fastball -- 112.1 mph to left field, clearing the iconic outfield wall and giving the Angels a 5-0 lead. Adell settled in two at-bats later. He smashed Fitts' first offering to left center for a 404-foot solo shot. Advertisement The Red Sox eventually answered with a run in the third and four more in the fifth, cutting the deficit to one. Adell returned to the plate to start the sixth and smashed another initial offering over the outfield wall for a 394-foot homer, giving the Angels a 7-5 advantage. Center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela cut into the lead with a 384-foot solo homer in the eighth, but the Red Sox never scored again. Adell went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs scored for the Angels. Angels starter Tyler Anderson allowed seven hits and five runs over 4 1/3 innings, but was not on record for a decision. Veteran closer Kenley Jansen pitched a hitless ninth to earn his 12 save this season. Advertisement Fitts allowed four hits and six runs to drop to 0-3 this season. Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran went 3 for 5 with two runs scored in the loss. First baseman Romy Gonzalez and Rafaela recorded two hits apiece for the Red Sox. The Red Sox (29-33) will host the Angels (27-34) in Game 2 of the series at 7:10 p.m. EDT Tuesday at Fenway Park.
UPI
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Watch: Angels' Mike Trout clobbers longest homer at Fenway in 2025
Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Mike Trout went 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs during a win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday in Boston. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo June 3 (UPI) -- Mike Trout waved his Old Hickory through the zone and dented a 3-1 fastball, sending it over the Green Monster for his first home run since coming off the injured list and the longest hit so far this season in Boston. Trout chopped the 454-foot, three-run shot over the famous left field fence in the top of the first inning of the Los Angeles Angels' 7-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday at Fenway Park. He went 3 for 4 with three RBIs and a run scored. "That wall is big out there, so you have to hit them real high," Trout said on the FanDuel Sports Network broadcast. Trout, who came off the injured list Friday, is 8 for 14 (.571) with a double, homer and five RBIs since his return. He raised his season average from .179 to .225 over the four-game stretch since the end of the hiatus, which was triggered by a bruised left knee. "Anybody that knows Mike Trout shouldn't be surprised," Angels manager Ron Washington told reporters. "The only surprise you should have is that he's missed some days. "Mike Trout can still do a lot of things that a lot of people can't do. He's showing that." Shortstop Zach Neto and center fielder Joe Adell also homered in the opening frame to help the Angels become the first visiting team to hit three homers in the first inning since Fenway Park opened in 1912. Neto started the slugfest with a 389-foot leadoff shot off Red Sox starter Richard Fitts. The Angels scored their second run when right fielder Jorge Soler reached on a fielding error, which brought Trout to the plate with two runners on base. The three-time MVP took a slider for a ball before fouling off a fastball. He then watched two more pitches miss the zone. Trout proceeded to send Fitts' next offering -- a 95.4-mph four-seem fastball -- 112.1 mph to left field, clearing the iconic outfield wall and giving the Angels a 5-0 lead. Adell settled in two at-bats later. He smashed Fitts' first offering to left center for a 404-foot solo shot. The Red Sox eventually answered with a run in the third and four more in the fifth, cutting the deficit to one. Adell returned to the plate to start the sixth and smashed another initial offering over the outfield wall for a 394-foot homer, giving the Angels a 7-5 advantage. Center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela cut into the lead with a 384-foot solo homer in the eighth, but the Red Sox never scored again. Adell went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs scored for the Angels. Angels starter Tyler Anderson allowed seven hits and five runs over 4 1/3 innings, but was not on record for a decision. Veteran closer Kenley Jansen pitched a hitless ninth to earn his 12 save this season. Fitts allowed four hits and six runs to drop to 0-3 this season. Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran went 3 for 5 with two runs scored in the loss. First baseman Romy Gonzalez and Rafaela recorded two hits apiece for the Red Sox. The Red Sox (29-33) will host the Angels (27-34) in Game 2 of the series at 7:10 p.m. EDT Tuesday at Fenway Park.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Does President Trump really need to cut down Andrew Jackson's magnolia tree? Expert weighs in
A historic tree at the White House will meet the end of its lifespan soon – but an expert says that's not necessarily a bad thing. On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced that he plans to chop down a southern magnolia purportedly planted by former President Andrew Jackson. The Republican wrote that he was working with "the wonderful people at the National Park Service" to make "tremendous enhancements to the White House, thereby preserving and protecting History!" "One of the interesting dilemmas is a tree planted many years ago by the Legendary President and General, Andrew Jackson," Trump explained. "It is a Southern Magnolia, that came from his home, The Hermitage, in Tennessee. That's the good news!" "The bad news is that everything must come to an end, and this tree is in terrible condition, a very dangerous safety hazard, at the White House Entrance, no less, and must now be removed," he continued. Trump Announces Plan To Chop Down Magnolia Tree Purportedly Planted By Andrew Jackson: 'Must Come To An End' Legend states that Jackson, who served as president from 1829 to 1837, reportedly planted two magnolia trees at the White House to honor his late wife Rachel. But it is not clear if the trees were definitely planted by Old Hickory, and the National Park Service's (NPS) website states that they date back to the 1860s at the latest. Read On The Fox News App Regardless, the tree is still considered historic, and Trump promised that the magnolia's wood will be "preserved by the White House Staff, and may be used for other high and noble purposes." Speaking to Fox News Digital on Tuesday, consulting arborist Denice Britton explained that the tree "could very likely be potentially dangerous." "Just from looking at a photograph, I can see that the tree is thin, meaning that there were lots of branches that didn't have foliage on it," she observed. "So that's a sign that it wasn't as vigorous as the trees around it." Britton, who has worked as an arborist for over four decades, professionally consults clients on matters ranging from tree appraisal and tree management to risk assessment. A risk assessment is when an arborist inspects a tree for heavy wood, disease or any other type of risk. Trump Admin Reviewing Billions In Government Contracts, Grants For Harvard Amid Antisemitism Allegations "As long as one of the [White House's] tree service's arborists has performed a risk evaluation on it, and declared it high risk, the tree should be taken down," she added. "The arborists who take care of the trees at the White House are highly qualified." Having spent her career in California, Britton said that she's worked with a few southern magnolias before, particularly one in Napa. "The southern magnolia is a fairly common tree that's planted pretty much all over the country… it is similar to cherry trees," Britton said. "It is a hardwood, but it's considered a 'soft' hardwood in that it's got straight grain. It's valued by woodworkers." "Because so many of the original old growth trees have been removed over the years, [the Jackson magnolia] is not a particularly old tree for a magnolia." Britton also noted that environmentalists who oppose the tree's felling would be remiss to ignore that repurposing wood helps save carbon. "If you burn it, you release that carbon back to the atmosphere," she explained. "If you cut it up and put it into a structure, then you're actually saving it… so you're prolonging the life of the carbon that's in the tree." The expert also expressed contentment over seeing how well the trees have been taken care of. "I'm sure that [Trump] spoke to an expert with the NPS or the tree service that takes care of the trees and was reiterating what he was told," Britton said. "It's just nice to see trees talked about positively… they have always been revered as part of our culture. And I'm so glad to see them revered and cared for like they do in Washington."Original article source: Does President Trump really need to cut down Andrew Jackson's magnolia tree? Expert weighs in
Fox News
02-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Does President Trump really need to cut down Andrew Jackson's magnolia tree? Expert weighs in
A historic tree at the White House will meet the end of its lifespan soon – but an expert says that's not necessarily a bad thing. On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced that he plans to chop down a southern magnolia purportedly planted by former President Andrew Jackson. The Republican wrote that he was working with "the wonderful people at the National Park Service" to make "tremendous enhancements to the White House, thereby preserving and protecting History!" "One of the interesting dilemmas is a tree planted many years ago by the Legendary President and General, Andrew Jackson," Trump explained. "It is a Southern Magnolia, that came from his home, The Hermitage, in Tennessee. That's the good news!" "The bad news is that everything must come to an end, and this tree is in terrible condition, a very dangerous safety hazard, at the White House Entrance, no less, and must now be removed," he continued. Legend states that Jackson, who served as president from 1829 to 1837, reportedly planted two magnolia trees at the White House to honor his late wife Rachel. But it is not clear if the trees were definitely planted by Old Hickory, and the National Park Service's (NPS) website states that they date back to the 1860s at the latest. Regardless, the tree is still considered historic, and Trump promised that the magnolia's wood will be "preserved by the White House Staff, and may be used for other high and noble purposes." Speaking to Fox News Digital on Tuesday, consulting arborist Denice Britton explained that the tree "could very likely be potentially dangerous." "Just from looking at a photograph, I can see that the tree is thin, meaning that there were lots of branches that didn't have foliage on it," she observed. "So that's a sign that it wasn't as vigorous as the trees around it." Britton, who has worked as an arborist for over four decades, professionally consults clients on matters ranging from tree appraisal and tree management to risk assessment. A risk assessment is when an arborist inspects a tree for heavy wood, disease or any other type of risk. "As long as one of the [White House's] tree service's arborists has performed a risk evaluation on it, and declared it high risk, the tree should be taken down," she added. "The arborists who take care of the trees at the White House are highly qualified." Having spent her career in California, Britton said that she's worked with a few southern magnolias before, particularly one in Napa. "The southern magnolia is a fairly common tree that's planted pretty much all over the country… it is similar to cherry trees," Britton said. "It is a hardwood, but it's considered a 'soft' hardwood in that it's got straight grain. It's valued by woodworkers." "Because so many of the original old growth trees have been removed over the years, [the Jackson magnolia] is not a particularly old tree for a magnolia." Britton also noted that environmentalists who oppose the tree's felling would be remiss to ignore that repurposing wood helps save carbon. "If you burn it, you release that carbon back to the atmosphere," she explained. "If you cut it up and put it into a structure, then you're actually saving it… so you're prolonging the life of the carbon that's in the tree." The expert also expressed contentment over seeing how well the trees have been taken care of. "I'm sure that [Trump] spoke to an expert with the NPS or the tree service that takes care of the trees and was reiterating what he was told," Britton said. "It's just nice to see trees talked about positively… they have always been revered as part of our culture. And I'm so glad to see them revered and cared for like they do in Washington."
