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The United States had declared war on Great Britain back in June 1812 ... losing at Fort McHenry. Now, much farther south, the Royal Navy was closing in on New Orleans. At this time, the future ...

He was born in London in 1788; was member of the House of Commons from 1812 to 1842 ... He was born in New Orleans, La. He remained loyal to the United States, notwithstanding the secession ...

But the British offensive stalled outside Baltimore, where a small American garrison at Fort ... 1812 art exhibit in Toronto. For America, meanwhile, the late victory at the Battle of New Orleans ...

The earliest peoples were believed to have been Asian, having followed woolly mammoth and musk ox across the Bering Strait.

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Fort Myers residents Elle Eisele and Steele Idelson are among 21 plaintiffs in a new lawsuit accusing New Orleans officials of negligence in a deadly New Year's Eve attack. The two friends were ...

Fort Myers residents Elle Eisele and Steele Idelson are among 21 plaintiffs in a new lawsuit accusing New Orleans officials of negligence in a deadly New Year's Eve attack. The two friends were struck ...