The pop-up exhibition includes display panels and interactive digital kiosks that use storytelling, illustration ... with the ...

The story of that epic night during the War of 1812 and the restoration that followed is one of our nation’s greatest moments of resilience. The U.S. declaration of war against Great Britain in ...

This small episode is, if nothing else, a reminder of the strange place that the War of 1812 occupies in the historical memory of the United States. But it matters a lot more in Canada where ...

The exhibit invites the public to explore lesser-known history about our nation’s beginnings and the diverse experiences of ...

In the far distance we see the misty peak that is the Revolution. But the War of 1812? We don’t know why it happened, or where the battles were fought. We are a little vague on the question of ...

Clay, Jackson, Harrison, Lincoln, were illustrations of this tendency ... and turned the scale in favor of declaring the War of 1812. Militant qualities were favored by the annual expansion ...

Neither credible illustrations of Drebbel's boat nor credible ... At least two submarines reportedly operated during the War of 1812. A British admiral called one of them "a Turtle," though ...

During the War of 1812, hundreds of enslaved African Americans gained their freedom on Cumberland Island by joining the ranks of the British occupier. For some, liberation was fleeting. Ned Simmons ...

This two-volume study of the Anglo-American war of 1812 was first published in 1905. Mahan examines the causes of the conflict, arguing that its roots went back to the seventeenth century. Although ...

Every year the city of Plattsburgh commemorates a turning point in the War of 1812 with a weekend festival dedicated to bringing history alive.

D.C. During the War of 1812, the government stored them in Leesburg, Va., for protection from British forces. For a period, the State Department held the two documents in its offices. The texts ...