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1 day ago · Opposition to the Mexican-American War, 1844–1848 John Quincy Adams, c. 1840s, Unknown author. Tyler made the annexation of Texas the main foreign policy priority of the later stages of his administration. He attempted to win ratification of an annexation treaty in 1844, but, to Adams's surprise and relief, the Senate rejected the treaty.
8 hours ago · William Tecumseh Sherman (/ t ɪ ˈ k ʌ m s ə / tih-KUM-sə; February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), achieving recognition for his command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the scorched-earth policies that he ...
8 hours ago · story that you see continually appearing in the civil war era, because among his many other legacies, lincoln left us an amazingly diverse and inclusive america. in 1865, although it didn't become so without some violent pushback and resistance, admittedly. but in the end, nearly a quarter of and i can't believe i wrote the union army on ed bars day a quarter of the federal army spoke with a ...
1 day ago · Martin Van Buren ( / væn ˈbjʊərən / van BURE-ən; Dutch: Maarten van Buren [ˈmaːrtə (n) vɑm ˈbyːrə (n)] ⓘ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he served as New York's ...
4 hours ago · Mexicans will vote Sunday in an election weighing gender, democracy and populism, as they chart the country’s path forward in voting shadowed by cartel violence. With two women leading the contest, Mexico will likely elect its first female president. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Read More.
8 hours ago · Alexander Dolgun's Story: An American in the Gulag (ISBN 0-394-49497-0), by a member of the US Embassy, and I Was a Slave in Russia (ISBN 0-8159-5800-5), an American factory owner's son, were two more American citizens interned who wrote of their ordeal. They were interned due to their American citizenship for about eight years c. 1946–55.
8 hours ago · East Oakland rowing club sends nearly 70 kids to a national competition - Oakland News Online
