Sky29d
Trump's threat to turn Canada into part of the US represents most serious threat since War of 1812
The idea the US would seek to annex its northern neighbour, like the War of 1812 itself ... each other to something of a draw (the White House in Washington and much of Toronto were burnt in ...
On This Day: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican-American War
On Feb. 2, 1848, the war between the United States and Mexico formally ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe ...
Hosted on MSN27d
The Longest-Living Presidential Pets (And What Life Was Like In The White House)
Polly was rescued from the White House during the War of 1812 by chief steward John Sioussat. She was one of the few precious possessions recovered from the burning building alongside a portrait ...
Washingtonian29d
In the Event of a US Invasion, Canadians Really Like Their Chances
Back in 1812, we declared war on Britain and tried to invade Canada, a campaign Thomas Jefferson predicted would be “a mere matter of marching.” Bad beat. By 1814, the British had captured Washington ...
THE WEEK5d
America's invasion of Canada: A brief history
But the June 1812 vote to go to war only narrowly passed the House and ... an uneaten banquet for 40 was left laid out in the White House. The Marines downed the food and wine before torching ...
Al Jazeera English28d
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,050
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said any future deal to end the war in Ukraine would need ... meeting before Donald Trump returns to the White House in less than two weeks.
Politico11d
This US President Said Canada Would Fall Like ‘Easy Prey.’ It Wasn’t Donald Trump.
The War of 1812, which in a theoretical world might have ... viewed the expansion of agricultural lands, particularly for white Southern slaveholders and Western settlers, as essential to ...
GMA Network27d
Massive Los Angeles wildfires still burning out of control
US President Joe Biden was briefed Thursday morning on the impact of the ongoing wildfires and will meet with top administration officials in the afternoon to discuss the federal response, the White .
Business Insider27d
A drone collided with one of the only Super Scooper planes fighting the LA wildfires, grounding a key resource
Chris Thomas, a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesperson, told the military-news site The War Zone that the ... even after the White House and Pentagon said the drones ...
Reuters28d
Los Angeles wildfires devour thousands of homes, death toll rises to 10
LOS ANGELES, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Wildfires menacing Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people and devoured nearly 10,000 structures, with five fires burning into a third night on Thursday ...
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History of the Death Penalty
the burning [of] a house or a stack of corn near a house, cheating by a patron of his client, perjury, making disturbances at night in the city, willful murder of a freeman or a parent ...