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warandsecurity.com
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| | | | | This post follows on from this one on the origins of the War of 1812 between the USA and Britain. In mid August 1812 the USA suffered a defeat on land and gained a victory at sea in its war with Britain. On 16 August the US garrison of Detroit surrendered to the British. Three... | |
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| | | | | The Fourth of July has always been an important day in the U.S. It marks the day in 1776 when the colonies issued the Declaration of Independence from the British Empire. A new nation was born, at least for a little while. In 1861 that nation was torn apart by a bloody Civil War that saw its turning point on another fourth of July, that of 1863. On that day the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant. The Union army had been trying to take it since the beginning of the war. The fortified city was the key to the Mississippi River. If the North could control the river it would cut ... | |
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www.acslaw.org
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| | | | | [AI summary] The State Attorneys General Project focuses on legal resources, events, and policy analysis related to state attorneys general and their emerging legal challenges. | |
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www.senate.gov
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| | | [AI summary] The content provides a list of U.S. states and links to information about each state's history in the United States Senate. | ||
