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fromEsquire
1 week ago

Mike Johnson Thinks Everyone's Being Too Darn Mean to the Religious Right

Christian Nationalism events in Washington included Christian and Jewish religious leaders and were framed as defending Christian voices against derogatory labeling.
History
fromArs Technica
4 months ago

A British redcoat's lost memoir resurfaces

Shadrack Byfield lost his left arm in the War of 1812 and experienced complicated, difficult postwar reintegration that challenges simple narratives of stoic perseverance.
History
fromWorld History Encyclopedia
5 months ago

What Made Sam Houston One of America's Most Contradictory Figures?

Sam Houston bridged American and Native American worlds as a War of 1812 soldier, Texas Revolution general, Republic of Texas president, and Cherokee citizen.
fromWorld History Encyclopedia
8 months ago

14 Key Battles of the War of 1812

The War of 1812 remains one of the most obscure major conflicts in US history, often overshadowed by the monumentous events that came before and after. Indeed, when it is remembered at all, it is often as a minor spat between the United States and the United Kingdom that ended with the burning of the White House and the victory of Andrew Jackson at New Orleans.
History
fromwww.mercurynews.com
9 months ago

Today in History: August 19, South African sprinter indicted in girlfriend's murder

On August 19, 2013, South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius was indicted on charges of murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
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