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4 days ago · The Battle of Tippecanoe (1811), which caused a setback for the Native Americans, earned Harrison national fame and the nickname of "Old Tippecanoe". [98] The war between Tecumseh and Harrison merged with the War of 1812 after the remnants of the pan-Indian confederation allied with the British in Canada.
- 1763–1783
- until 1670
- 1679–1763
- 1783–1816
6 days ago · The name Ostarrîchi (Austria) has been in use since 996 AD when it was a margravate of the Duchy of Bavaria and from 1156 an independent duchy (later archduchy) of the Holy Roman Empire (Heiliges Römisches Reich 962–1806). Austria was dominated by the House of Habsburg and House of Habsburg-Lorraine (Haus Österreich) from 1273 to 1918.
1 day ago · The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in North America. It began when the United States declared war on Britain on 18 June 1812. Although peace terms were agreed upon in the December 1814 Treaty of Ghent, the war did not officially end until the peace treaty was ratified by the ...
- 18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815, (2 years, 7 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
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3 days ago · George III (born June 4 [May 24, Old Style], 1738, London—died January 29, 1820, Windsor Castle, near London) was the king of Great Britain and Ireland (1760–1820) and elector (1760–1814) and then king (1814–20) of Hanover, during a period when Britain won an empire in the Seven Years’ War but lost its American colonies and then ...
- John Steven Watson
5 days ago · First thing to note: that map is HUGE! Here were some of our fun map finds: 1. Broadway Didn’t Go Beyond 23rd Street. The red lines on the map represent some of the old streets and wagon ways ...
Apr 2, 2024 · February 2, 1884, Boston (aged 72) Wendell Phillips (born November 29, 1811, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died February 2, 1884, Boston) was an abolitionist crusader whose oratorical eloquence helped fire the antislavery cause during the period leading up to the American Civil War. After opening a law office in Boston, Phillips, a wealthy ...
Apr 13, 2024 · Born on May 11, 1811, in Siam, Chang and Eng Bunker drew attention from the start. In a biography of the twins called Inseparable: The Original Siamese Twins and Their Rendezvous With American History, author Yunte Huang writes that the boys were initially seen as “evil omens.” The king of Siam even ordered their deaths, but apparently ...
