Daily Archives: July 5, 2012

7/4/2012 By Seaman Michael Achterling, USS Constitution Public Affairs CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (NNS) — USS Constitution and her crew got underway for her annual July 4th turnaround cruise in Boston Harbor, July 4. The cruise was Constitution’s second of 2012 and … Continue reading →

c-span.org War of 1812 Bicentennial Ceremony Battle of New Orleans Baltimore, MD Wednesday, July 4, 2012 The United States declared war on Great Britain on June 18, 1812 and hostilities continued until the Treaty of Ghent was ratified on February … Continue reading →

By Dirk Langeveld July 4, 2012     Happy Independence Day, everyone! If you don’t get your fill of patriotism today, the city is commemorating the War of 1812 bicentennial over the weekend. New London Main Street is fittingly titling … Continue reading →

Wed, Jul. 4, 2012 Look up the air! Look out on the harbor! Wow! It was one spectacle after another on the North End / Waterfront and downtown Boston during the 4th of July Bicentennial Commemoration of the War of … Continue reading →

wwnytv.com Jul 4, 2012 It was a special July Fourth celebration at the Sackets Harbor Battlefield Wednesday: “We’re firing our three pound piece today to celebrate the glorious Fourth!” exclaimed Theodore Schofield, a Sackets Harbor Historical Site Volunteer. This Independence … Continue reading →

BostonGlobe.com July 4, 2012   BOSTON—As Massachusetts and the rest of the country celebrated Independence Day, a ceremony in Boston marked the bicentennial of the War of 1812. The Boston Globe reported ( http://bo.st/RcDgYe) that six jets of the U.S. … Continue reading →