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Earlier this week, a commenter on Reddit pointed out that the URL on the bottom of the state's license plate commemorating the War of 1812 is no longer associated with the Star-Spangled 200, Inc ...
Upstart nation declares war on former colonial master, nearly gets blown off the map but rallies to squeak out a moral victory: Why does the War of 1812 get so little notice or respect?
A Black man who served in the Maryland State Militia during the War of 1812 and was long denied the military recognition most soldiers in his situation were granted has been declared a veteran of ...
The War of 1812, despite not even having a decent name, is, like, the best war ever. Not a ton of people died, an important principle (American sovereignty) was at stake, and the outcome was good ...
MONTGOMERY -- The last battle of the War of 1812 wasn't the Battle of New Orleans, at which U.S. troops led by Andrew Jackson defeated British troops on Jan. 8, 1815.
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.
The War of 1812 should bring to mind the French saying "The more it changes, the more it's the same thing." In the final chapter of The Radicalism of the American Revolution, ...
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, one of whose epic battles inspired the United States national anthem. Although war—which featured the U.S. invasion of Ontario and the ...
The War of 1812 has complicated origins, a confusing course, an inconclusive outcome, and demands at least a cursory understanding of Canadian geography. Moreover, ...
Your average 69-year-old might be happy to ride out his golden years from a rocking chair, but not John Burns. He fought in the War of 1812 and the Mexican War and even tried to work as a supply ...
The War of 1812 is remembered elsewhere as a struggle between Britain and France for supremacy in Europe. It was just the continuation of a long-running conflict between the two countries.