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80Jim Bowie: Frontiersman and Fighter
Early Life and Legend James Bowie was born around April 10 in 1796 near Terrapin Creek (present day Spring Creek), Kentucky. He, his brothers John J., Stephen, and Rezin P. Bowie,and his parents, Reason...
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88The War of 1812:Role of the French
The Role of the French in the War of 1812 By Jeffrey D. Murrah Two aspects of the Battle of New Orleans often marginalized are those of the roles played by the French, and the Guitterez-Magee...
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66Red Jacket: Shagoye:wa:tha' (Keeper Awake) 1758-1830
Shagoye:wa:tha' (Keeper Awake), Red Jacket (1758-1830), a name given to him as he often wore a red embroidered coat gifted to him by the British for his services during wartimes, was born in New York State....
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53Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott was an American general. Born near Petersburg, Va., June 13, 1786. Died West Point, N.Y., May 29, 1866.
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74Unresolved History Concerning the Devil’s Disciples: The Secret Six and John Brown
Was the War of Northern Aggression instigated by plotters? The most effective form of censorship yet invented has been the censorship of silence. If what has come to predominately be called the American...
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51Olivr Hazard Perry
Oliver Hazard Perry was a very good man and a very brave man. a man who would do anything to help a innicent person in their help of need. Oliver was born on Augast 23, 1785. Oliver Hazard Perry was a war...
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53Review: The Rise of American Democracy
Sean Wilentz’s ambitious book, The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln follows the often turbulent and troubled rise of the democratic government in the United States of America. Wilentz’s...
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43Faint Whisper
Built in 1789, the oldest wooden surviving struture in Michigan is the Navarr Anderson Trading Post. The Navarr Anderson Trading Post had survived the War of 1812 and has been riddled with bullets. ...
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65Declaration of War in the United States Republican vs Democrat
We should probably start with the fact that the President himself, cannot formally declare war. The Congress has power to formally declare war on another country, though most declarations of war was...
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50This Day in History - October 5, 1813
On October 5, 1813, Chief Tecumseh of the Shawnee Indians was killed at the Battle of the Thames. This battle was a decisive American victory over the British in the War of 1812. Fought near Chatham,...
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