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4 hours ago · A consensus of historians who address the origins of the American Civil War agree that the preservation of the institution of slavery was the principal aim of the eleven Southern states (seven states before the onset of the war and four states after the onset) that declared their secession from the United States (the Union) and united to form the Confederate States of America (known as the ...
4 hours ago · Few know that the largest mass lynching in America was actually carried out in New Orleans against Italian immigrants. One of the basic measures of American jurisprudence is that lynch mobs are an evil. But the media is cheering one of its own lynch mobs posing as a grand jury in Arizona.
1 day ago · Throughout the war Royal Marines units raided up and down the east coast of America including up the Penobscot River and in the Chesapeake Bay. They fought in the Battle of New Orleans and later helped capture Fort Bowyer in Mobile Bay in what was the last action of the war.
- 785 officers and 5,031 other ranks as of 1 April 2022[update]
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4 hours ago · Gilles de Rais (c. 1405 – 26 October 1440), Baron de Rais, was a knight and lord from Brittany, Anjou and Poitou, a leader in the French army during the Hundred Years' War, and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc.
1 day ago · The civil war began while the United States was under the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson, who was officially neutral in regard to the civil war, with U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk stating that "America is not in a position to take action as Nigeria is an area under British influence".
- 6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970, (2 years, 6 months, 1 week and 2 days)
- Nigerian victory, Four regions of Nigeria replaced by 12 states
- Southeastern Nigeria
- Dissolution of the Republic of Biafra
1 day ago · The war also marked a shift towards a more aggressive Italian foreign policy and also "exposed [the] vulnerabilities" of the British and French. This in turn created the opportunity Mussolini needed to begin to realize his imperial goals. In 1936, the Spanish Civil War broke out. From the beginning, Italy played an important role in the conflict.
