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When will we learn that sanctions just don’t work?
“North Korea is already tied up in layers of sanctions. They don’t seem to have have any impact. ” Says Lucy Williamson for the BBC. Little does she know, the sanctions do have an impact, and a big one. The … Continue reading
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Tagged media, President Thomas Jefferson, War of 1812
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The re-election of James Madison
At times, it looked as if the election of 1812 would be a close one. At any rate, its outcome was more important than remembered. Even as late as July 3 1813, the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser … Continue reading
Posted in 1812, history
Tagged 1812, 1812 timeline, President James Madison, War of 1812
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Baltimore Democrats attack Republican Newspaper, kill 2
Baltimore: July 27 1812. The war of 1812 is a done deal. Most of the surrounding “Democrats” support war with Britain, over stained honor from an attack of the USS Chesapeake. They want to fight because Britain is supporting guerrilla … Continue reading
Posted in 1812, history, martyrs, speech
Tagged 1812, 1812 timeline, censorship, media, riots, War of 1812
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What started the war of 1812? Canadian and American viewpoints
Today Ptara is joined by two world class historians who give their take on what started the war of 1812. They examine the speeches of the British Parliament and the US House of Representatives. From Jefferson’s purchase of Louisiana, up … Continue reading
Posted in 1812, history, politics
Tagged 1812, 1812 timeline, documentary, film, linkedin, president, President James Madison, War of 1812
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Fort Allison: Black History and the War of 1812 in Illinois
The early settlement of Crawford County, Illinois is still relatively clouded in mystery. The movies used to simplify the westward expansion as a contest between “Indians” and “The White Man.” But when I presented this stereotype a couple of decades … Continue reading
The fate of Captain Rowland and his privateer brig Holkar
Stranded on her tropical island, it’s likely that Susannah Lalliment didn’t know or care what happened to her would be rescuers turned deserters, Captain Rowland and his Holkar privateer. To the British navy and merchant marine, however, the brig Holkar … Continue reading
Posted in 1812, history, pirates
Tagged 1812, 1812 timeline, Captain Christopher Claxon, Captain Rowland, HMS Orpheus, Thomas Masterman Hardy, War of 1812
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Susannah Lalliment meets the American pirates
Despite her conviction, Susannah Lalliment was lucky. The far off colonies of the Empire had too few loyal subjects, and the parliament had an idea of how to get more people there. Susannah’s death sentence was commuted to banishment, life … Continue reading
Posted in 1812, Australia, history, pirates
Tagged 1812, 1812 timeline, Captain Rowland, privateers, War of 1812
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