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Hace 2 días · After Confederation, the full-fledged professional Canadian military was established. As a British dominion, Canada's forces participated in the Second Boer War and the First World War. Canada issued its first declaration of war during the Second World War, in support of the UK.
Hace 22 horas · Pittsburgh ( / ˈpɪtsbɜːrɡ / PITS-burg) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the second-most populous city in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia and the 68th-most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 census. The city anchors the Pittsburgh metropolitan ...
Hace 4 días · The flag of nine red and white stripes that represented these "Sons of Liberty" became known as the "Rebellious Stripes." On December 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty protested the parliament's Tea Act, an action that became known as the Boston Tea Party . The colonists' believed the tax to be a violation of their legitimate economic liberty.
Hace 3 días · Tidbits of History, May 27. May 27 is Sun Screen Day. National Grape Popsicle Day. 1703 – Tsar Peter the Great founded the city of Saint Petersburg. In 1914 the name was changed to Petrograd; in 1924 to Leningrad; and in 1991 back to Saint Petersburg. Birthday of Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819), American author of the lyrics of “The Battle ...
Hace 4 días · April 3-4, 1865 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. ± ? After fording the flooded Black Warrior River in the area of Johnson’s Ferry, Brig. Gen. John T. Croxton’s force headed south along the Watermelon Road towards Northport. The road from Northport into Tuscaloosa went over an old covered bridge, which was guarded by 6 members of the Tuscaloosa Home ...
Hace 4 días · MAY OF 1775. May 12, 1775 at Crown Point, New York - On May 12, Col. Ethan Allen had sent an expedition, led by Lt. Col. Seth Warner, his second-in-command. The expedition was to capture Crown Point, located on west shore of Lake Champlain. Crown Point began as a trading post but was later started to be built as a large fort by the British.
Hace 2 días · The regiment became a second home; usually the men were from the same area, and they often had known each civilian life while there was pride in nation, army corps, division, and brigade it was the regiment that usually counted most. Confederate Regiments and Units. Union Regiments and Units. Back to top.
