Most Americans don't even seem to know it, but this year marks the bicentennial of this little-known war between the U.S. and Britain, sometimes also called The Second War for Independence.
Ask some Americans what they know about the War of 1812, you get a smile and then, "It began in 1812." Some others might mumble something about the Star-Spangled Banner and others might even say "1814, took a little trip along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip."
Some others might even say something about the burning of the White House, Dolley Madison saving the portrait of George Washington, the invasions of Canada, "We have met the enemy and they are ours," and the Old Ironsides.
This blog will have coverage on this war. I've already learned a lot I didn't know collecting information.
The Not-To-Be-Forgotten War of 1812. --Cooter
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