The Town of Bristol in Rhode Island, located about 16 miles south of Providence, holds the record for the oldest Fourth of ...

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Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News Tom Johnson stands in War of 1812 Cemetery in Cheektowaga, which served as a mass grave for U.S. and British soldiers.

For the next several weeks the Congress, often meeting in secret sessions, debated the issue. On June 4, 1812, the House of Representatives voted 79 to 49 to declare war against Great Britain.

Booming fireworks, patriotic parades, and outdoor barbeques have become annual traditions, and many employees enjoy the day ...

Who Really Won the War of 1812? 🇺🇸🇨🇦 A war with no clear victor — or was there? The answer might surprise you… and rewrite what you thought you knew about history.

Crowds flocked to Castle Island to check out Old Ironsides and her annual Fourth of July turnaround in Boston Harbor, along ...

The Federalists in the War of 1812 The Copperheads. Share full article. April 9, 1864. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from April 9, 1864, Page 4 Buy ...

Had Oliver Wendell Holmes not felt the patriotic pride that led to his writing of this inspiring poem, the USS Constitution ...

Arguably the most important victory of the revolution was won in autumn 1777, on a farm in upstate New York, by a storekeeper ...