At Andrew Jackson’s inauguration, the celebratory crowd got a bit too rowdy. In 1829, around 10,000 people came to Washington, D.C., to celebrate the first inauguration of Andrew Jackson.

The son of John Adams refused to attend the inauguration of successor Andrew Jackson, whom he had previously defeated in the 1824 presidential election.

This tradition initially began in 1837, when Andrew Jackson attended the inauguration of Martin Van Buren, a Troy University article explains. In 1801, ...

Andrew Jackson. | Print Collector/GettyImages. In 1829, around 10,000 people came to Washington, D.C., to celebrate the first inauguration of Andrew Jackson.The atmosphere was electric, but things ...