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  1. Reasons for the War of 1812
    date 1812 to 1815map CUMBERLAND, Mainetags War of 1812, Great Britain, Diplomacy/International

    "I am ready to allow, Mr. President, that both Great Britain and France, have given us abundant cause for war." These were the words of General German in the United State Senate that was displayed by the press in Spooner's Vermont Journal. The war described here is the War of 1812, where both Great Britain and France attempted to bully the United States into trade allegiances with either nation. In...

  2. Lincoln, Mudd, and The Dry Tortugas
    date April 14, 1865 to March 21, 1869map MONROE, Floridatags Crime/Violence, Diplomacy/International, Law, Politics, War

    The Dry Tortugas were never intended to serve as host to the most notorious convicts of the 19th Century, but President Johnson altered the prison selection as reported by the New York Times on July, 19 1865. A summary of the Lincoln Assassination case in the New York Times on July, 21 1865 proves that Fort Jefferson, the Dry Tortugas would be home to several of the Lincoln conspirators. Ponce de...

  3. Bill Christofferson, a Vietnam Veteran, Experiences Forty Years of Coming Home
    date February, 1968 to 1968map Milwaukee, Wisconsintags War, Diplomacy/International

    The Vietnam War was one of the most traumatic events in postwar American history. At its peak, the United States had 543,400 soldiers stationed in Vietnam and as a whole, the United States sent over three million soldiers to Vietnam. One of these veterans of the Vietnam War was Bill Christofferson, who was a combat correspondent who returned from active duty in 1968. However, like many other Vietnam...

  4. John Kerry Denounces the War in Vietnam
    date April 23, 1971map Washington, Virginiatags Diplomacy/International, Politics, War

      Speaking to the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, former Army Captain John Kerry explained the atrocities and falsehoods that the soldiers on the ground were forced to carry out while serving in the Vietnam War from 1966-1970.  He made it clear that the actions of the United States government and military leaders should not vanish into thin air. According to Kerry, soldiers were...

  5. Vietnam Veteran Testifies in Winter Soldier Investigations
    date January 31, 1971map Wayne, Michigantags Diplomacy/International, Politics, War

    On returning home from Vietnam, some veterans were asked to testify before Congressional committees regarding their actions during the war. Rusty Sachs, a member of the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 362, testified before Congress and explained his recollection of destroying villages and killing innocent civilians. Approximately twenty other soldiers testified from various branches of the armed...

  6. Albert Spalding and Baseball's World Tour
    date October, 1888 to May, 1889map COOK, Illinoistags Arts/Leisure, Diplomacy/International

    Packing their bats, balls and bags, a group of courageous men set out upon a journey of unprecedented nature and purpose. The year was 1888, and Albert G. Spalding had organized a group of all-star baseball players for the purpose of taking the game of baseball on a tour around the world. A former baseball player himself, Spalding saw this tour as an opportunity to spread the national pastime over...

  7. The Black Warrior Affair Exposes U.S. Tensions with Spain
    date February 28, 1854 to March 16, 1854map CHARLESTON, South Carolinatags Diplomacy/International, Economy, Law, Migration/Transportation, Politics

    On March 13, 1854 the Charleston Daily Courier ran a series of correspondences from Havana which reported on the escalating Black Warrior affair. These correspondences explain that on February 28 the ship Black Warrior stopped in Havana on its way from Mobile to New York as it had done numerous times in the past and upon arriving delivered its manifest to customs as was required. The captain listed...

  8. Nicaraguan Affairs
    date May 19, 1856map HENRICO, Virginiatags Diplomacy/International, Migration/Transportation

    On Monday May 19, 1856, the headline story of the Daily Dispatch was entitled "Nicaraguan Affairs," a topic that was prevalent among many of the newspaper's articles that month. This particular article discussed how Central America would potentially provide the United States with routes of passage for naval ships. These naval transit routes, specifically a possible Nicaraguan canal, would better enable...

  9. Virginia Governor John Floyds Thoughts on Nullification
    date December 19, 1832map BEDFORD, Virginiatags Diplomacy/International, Government, Politics, War

    Virginia residents opened up their newspapers one morning in December 1832 and discovered an address from the governor, John Floyd. He wrote to the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates in regards to the South Carolina Nullification Ordinance, and the newspaper posted this as an article for locals. Floyd explained that South Carolina felt the Tariffs took advantage of it and the state had "declared...

  10. Cuban Independence
    date January 8, 1859map Washington City, District of Columbiatags Diplomacy/International, Government, Politics

    Cuba struggled for its independence from Spain for many years. According to an article in the New York Times, "we regard the acquisition of Cuba by the United States as a measure of very highest importance to the well-being of its inhabitants, -to the safety and strength of our own country, -and to the best interests of all mankind." Lawrence O'Bryan Branch was a member of the House of Representatives...

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