I missed a major event yesterday: the 200th anniversary of our declaration of war against the British Empire. We know this now as the War of 1812, and apparently little else about it. The Star Spangled Banner was composed during the Battle of Baltimore and Andrew Jackson became a household name due to his victory in the Battle of New Orleans.
One consistent rumor is that the United States intended to use the war to annex Canada. Canada apparently thinks so and their ability to repel American forces remains a point of pride for the nation. NPR has an interesting piece detailing how each nation teaches the war to its students. The US, hardly at all. Canada, quite a bit.
I suppose British students don;t learn much about the Revolutionary War.
