Andrew Jackson was born in 1767 in the Waxhaws region between North Carolina and South Carolina. A lawyer and a landowner, he became a national war hero after defeating the British in the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. Jackson was elected the seventh president of the United States in 1828.P
It's hard to define a decisive turning point in Greek history as there were many.
However, one that really might stand out apart from the rest was their wars with the Persians. They were successful in their defence against a Persian invasion, an invasion of an empire that was drastically bigger than the combined Greek lands.
Before the 1800s, builders used cast iron. But they found that structural steel beams set in concrete allowed them to frame tall buildings that were more fire resistant and more structurally sound than cast iron. Since that time, steel has not only become the best building material for commercial construction but closely tied to economic health.
