Historical picture with the story behind it.
In 1814, during the War of 1812, British Admiral Cockburn (yes, that was his name) was determined to embarrass the Americans by attacking their capital. He was also interested in revenge for the sack of York in Canada. He brushed aside a force of militiamen (with President Madison witnessing in Read more…
This is a picture of the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. An American fleet led by Oliver Perry defeated a British fleet for control of the lake. It did not look good in the early part of the battle as his flagship the Lawrence (named after the captain Read more…
The most famous duel in American History took place on July 11, 1804. Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr had been political enemies for several years. Hamilton was a Federalist and Burr was a Democratic-Republican. In 1800, Hamilton had worked behind the scenes to break the electoral tie between Jefferson and Read more…