Robert Siegel talks with two history teachers — one from the U.S., the other from Canada — about teaching the War of 1812 in their classrooms. Accessibility links Skip to main content ...

You don’t have to go very far across the border to get the Canadian take on the War of 1812. At passport control in Toronto’s Preston Pearson Airport, a border agent asks an American traveler ...

Why Canada cares much more about the War of 1812 August 27, 2014 More than 10 years ago The capture and burning of Washington by the British on Aug. 24, 1814, is depicted during the War of 1812.

The War of 1812 was the first time local farmers of Upper Canada, the British military and the Native warriors came together to defend their land and the fur trade against a common enemy — the ...

Although it produced "The Star-Spangled Banner," the War of 1812 does not get much attention in the United States. In Canada, however, the federal government is devoting surprising attention to ...

The bicentennial of the War of 1812, fought for three years until 1815, is passing with only local commemoration in the United States, although that war resulted in thousands of American and British ...

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

In 1812, U.S. forces led by General Hull invaded Canada (War of 1812). In 1862, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill authorizing the Army Medal of Honor. In 1871, rioting ...

How Canada Celebrates the War of 1812. June 18, 2012. The Story Behind the Star Spangled Banner. March 1, 2007. Francis Scott Key, the Reluctant Patriot. September 1, 2004. Tony Horwitz | | Read More.

The answers are mostly yes, Minneapolis-based Canadian consul Brian Shipley said, with one caveat: Canada wasn't a country yet in 1812-14. It was a bunch of British provinces, some of which were ...