Daily Archives: June 19, 2012

yourhoustonnews.com June 18, 2012 By Matt Stephens With The Woodlands Fire Department’s Engine 101 flashing its lights and sounding its horn, dozens of proud Woodlands citizens raised red, white and blue bells in the middle of Market Street Square, echoing … Continue reading →

washingtonpost.com By Steve Vogel, Published: June 18 | Updated: Tuesday, June 19, 12:00 AM Representatives of the United States, Britain and Canada marked the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812 during a ceremony Monday at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry, with … Continue reading →

6/18/2012 BY JIM PROVANCE BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF Members of Weapons Co., First Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment raise the colors today, in the form of a U.S. 15-star, 15 stripe flag, also know as the Star Spangled Banner, during an … Continue reading →

Maryland Community News Online Monday, June 18 O’Malley, British and U.S. officials use anniversary to highlight close relationship between nations by c. benjamin ford, Staff Writer   With an undefeated record against Britain in wars, U.S. and Maryland officials highlighted … Continue reading →

The Atlantic Jun 18 2012, Forget the bombs bursting in air over Baltimore. The conflict actually started with a botched U.S. invasion of Canada.  A historical reenactor watches tall ships dock at the Port of New Orleans during a War … Continue reading →

June 18, 2012 Monday marks the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812. Even though it’s a conflict that inspired our national anthem and in which the British burned down the White House, the war remains a … Continue reading →

Two hundred years ago on June 18, the U.S. declared war on Great Britain. What followed is known as the War of 1812, a conflict whose bicentennial will be marked very differently by the U.S. and Canada By Ishaan Tharoor … Continue reading →