Jackson
(noun) a town in south central Michigan
Jackson, capital of Mississippi
(noun) capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl River
Jackson
(noun) a town in western Tennessee
Jackson
(noun) a town in western Wyoming
Jackson, Andrew Jackson, Old Hickory
(noun) 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)
Jackson, Thomas Jackson, Thomas J. Jackson, Thomas Jonathan Jackson, Stonewall Jackson
(noun) general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)
Jackson, Helen Hunt Jackson, Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson
(noun) United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885)
Jackson, Jesse Jackson, Jesse Louis Jackson
(noun) United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941)
Jackson, Mahalia Jackson
(noun) United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972)
Jackson, Michael Jackson, Michael Joe Jackson
(noun) United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958)
Jackson, Glenda Jackson
(noun) English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
1 February 2025
(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
