The Canadian Campaign of the War of 1812 The United States declared war against Great Britain on June 18, 1812 and this war has since been called the War of 1812. Due to the lack of communications in the 1800s, the United States Congress and the President Madison didn't know that Great...
A similar medal awarded in 1818 to Gen. William Henry Harrison for leading a decisive U.S. victory in the War of 1812 brought $600,000 at an auction last year, he said. "This piece (the Morgan medal) is in much better condition," Kraljevich said. "This medal is famous because of ...
1. This nation’s Continuation War involved an alliance with Germany partially to respond to a neighbor’s use of the Aland Islands and ended during Gustaf Mannerheim’s presidency. It helped the Nazis because it allowed for submarine training in the Baltic and cut off the Murmansk railroad. T...
Republican President Richard Nixon was sworn into office in January 1969 amidst peak opposition to America's role in the Vietnam War following a series of high-profile anti-war protests the year before. Despite this, Nixon gave a speech that November in which he announced America would not be...