But the June 1812 vote to go to war only narrowly passed the House ... but were easily repulsed by some 4,000 defenders led by Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson. By the end of the day, the British had ...

Duel pistols were no match for the White House incumbent, who fended off the assailant with his cane on this date in 1835 Laura Kiniry Travel Correspondent Andrew Jackson was exiting the U.S ...

memoirs and historic deep dives Devorah Lev-Tov Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson of Louisiana published a new study proving the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, a feat mathematicians ...

The war between Britain and the United States, from 1812 to 1814, is one of the half-forgotten events of history. It arouses little interest even in America, and none among the British, most of whom ...

Founding Father Alexander Hamilton became a father for the first time when his son, Philip, was born on January 22, 1782. "He ...

The property's state of disrepair has prompted plans for renovation, with Andrew seeking assistance from within the family. His son-in-law Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, founder and chief executive of Banda ...

Martin Kimani, a former Kenyan diplomat, said his past work positions him to build on the Africa Center’s diverse programming that goes beyond art. With major gifts to leading arts institutions ...

Ukraine has become a war lab for the future since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Driven by necessity, it has had no choice but to rely on rapid innovations to fight back. As a result, ...

Feeling a little stir-crazy during the pandemic, author Andrew Lawler took a trip to visit ... Virginia and Tidewater during the Revolutionary War. The nonfiction work, published Tuesday by ...

Early in the 19th century, while the rapidly-growing United States expanded into the lower South, white settlers faced what they considered an obstacle. This area was home to the Cherokee, Creek ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. At least 14 people were killed in Poltava ...

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