The War of 1812 was caused by repeated violations of ... So when the Madison-backed war resolution came up for a vote in Congress, not a single Federalist supported it. The measure passed anyway ...

In 1835, Anna was forced to beg President Andrew Jackson (another 1812 war hero ... the conditions that existed before the war began, with no official resolution to the problem of British ...

On this day in 1812, the House adopted a resolution declaring war against Great Britain, from which the United States had won its independence in 1783. Since the outbreak of war in Europe in 1803 ...

To commemorate the attack against the Lion of Baltimore, Hancock’s Resolution hosted a War of 1812 Remembrance on Aug. 23. The British burned the Lion after it was abandoned. “This event is a ...

Alexandria — To most Americans, the War of 1812 is the "forgotten war ... Alexandria's Common Council capitulated by formal resolution. The practical Scot merchants who had founded the town ...

The act plunged the United States into the War of 1812. To recognize the bicentennial ... the 1814 burning of Washington and the war’s resolution features a red velvet dress of Dolley Madison ...

Of those, only the first, the War of 1812, constituted an affirmative declaration ... Nixon’s veto, of the War Powers Resolution. Presidents have generally refused to recognize the ...

The War of 1812, says historian Hickey ... it is presumed lost to history. By a joint resolution of Congress, a flag has flown continuously since May 30, 1949, over a monument marking his ...

"Much like an echo-sound or a fish finder," Moore explained, but more sophisticated and with much higher resolution. Pushed into service for the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812, the Hamilton and ...