8 January is a day for the US Democratic Party. It was founded on this day in 1828, 26 years before the Republican Party. For those curious about the party’s reputation for matters economic, on 8 January 1835 the party’s first president, Andrew Jackson, announced a dinner to celebrate the reduction of the US national… Continue reading #OTD 8 January – Democrat/ic Day
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#OTD 24 December – Wellington, boots & all
The government of Great Britain had two foreign policy issues on the plate in late 1814. The first was the war with the US and the second was the Congress of Vienna, the conference to reshape Europe after the abdication of Napoleon and his exile to Elba. By the middle of the year, the hero… Continue reading #OTD 24 December – Wellington, boots & all