On February 22, 1837, Andrew Jackson hosted 10,000 people to eat a 1,400-pound cheese wheel in the White House.
While often cited as "weird history," the event was the finale of a decade of radical financial shifts that led to the Panic of 1837 just three months later.
Key Context:
The Bank War: Jackson’s dismantling of the Second Bank of the U.S. removed the nation's primary financial stabilizer.
The Specie Circular: His 1836 order requiring gold or silver for land purchases paralyzed credit markets.
The Crash: This triggered the worst economic depression the U.S. had seen to that date.
[OP] crix_22 | 12 hours ago
On February 22, 1837, Andrew Jackson hosted 10,000 people to eat a 1,400-pound cheese wheel in the White House.
While often cited as "weird history," the event was the finale of a decade of radical financial shifts that led to the Panic of 1837 just three months later.
Key Context:
The Bank War: Jackson’s dismantling of the Second Bank of the U.S. removed the nation's primary financial stabilizer.
The Specie Circular: His 1836 order requiring gold or silver for land purchases paralyzed credit markets.
The Crash: This triggered the worst economic depression the U.S. had seen to that date.
shuttleguy11 | 3 hours ago
And you've just made my list. - Leo McGarry
Satoriinoregon | an hour ago
There’s an episode of The Dollop podcast about this:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-the-jackson-cheese/id643055307?i=1000354624707
Shoddy-Patient9948 | 3 hours ago
Andrew Jackson was the best president we've ever had in my opinion.
[OP] crix_22 | 2 hours ago
We certainly haven’t seen anyone pay off the national debt recently