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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.
14 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 ...
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 ...
14 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 ...
10 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.
14 hours ago · t. e. Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893 – September 10, 1935), nicknamed " The Kingfish ", was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a United States senator from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. He was a left-wing populist member of the Democratic Party and rose to national ...
16 hours ago · Trump is going to lose to a senile old man who has no business being president. And a significant percentage of the voters will feel very ripped off by this obvious lawfare. But there will never be any kind of revolt or revolution. Americans are too fat and happy for that. That can only happen in a third world country nowadays.
