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OVER 120 performers led by the 65-piece University of the Philippines Symphony Orchestra (UPSO) presented Alay sa Pamantasan ...

The cocktails have names only Canadians understand, like “TVO Kids” and “Hadfield.” Everywhere, there is knowing Canadian kitsch: Canadian-side Niagara Falls projected onto a wall; a Wall of Heroes ...

Instead of demanding a legalistic process to initiate war, the framers left the decision to wage war to the discretion of politics. They granted war powers to both the President and Congress ...

The USS Constitution is the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat. She played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855.

St. Louis (AP) — The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, fireworks. Those pyrotechnics also make it an especially dangerous holiday ...

For the first several years, members wore red-and-white striped, sailor-themed uniforms that harkened to the War of 1812. In the 1980s, the group switched to replicas of the outfits worn by George ...

But then we had the War of 1812. The War of 1848. And of course, the American Civil War, where 700,000 Americans died trying to abolish slavery, and some trying to perpetuate it.

4th of July: Why do we set off fireworks? American history lesson from July 4, 1776 Safety first on the Fourth: From the days of the American Revolution to the holiday booms.

When did Fourth of July become a federal holiday? Some Americans began celebrating the very same year, though the practice wouldn’t become widespread until the aftermath of the War of 1812.

Observance of the holiday became common place following the War of 1812, according to the Library of Congress, and by 1870 it had grown to be "the most important secular holiday on the calendar." ...

Observance of the holiday became common place following the War of 1812, according to the Library of Congress, and by 1870 it had grown to be "the most important secular holiday on the calendar." ...