Battle of Flanders

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Parliament’s response to the Boston Tea Party was the coercive acts that burdened Boston Harbor and its population with intolerable British authority.

Marquis De Lafayette was a young and wealthy heir that joined the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary war and then rejoined the French Army in 1781 leading to the July Revolution of 1830.

The 7th Cavalry was sent to disband ghost dance rituals performed by the Lakota tribe at Wounded Knee Creek. Tensions escalated when the Lakota chief died in custody and efforts to disarm one tribesman resulted in soldiers shooting innocent people.

After beating Herbert Hoover in the election of 1932, the FDR presidency would become the only four-term presidency in American history replete with depression, legislation, war and more.

History of income tax started with the Revenue Act of 1861 but was repealed and the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act was ruled unconstitutional, the 16th amendment was ratified in 1913 granting authority to income tax.

The history of the internet dates back to the government-funded ARPANET of the 1960s, evolving throughout the 70s and 80s with the introduction of TCP/IP and Tim Berners-Lee’s world wide web in 1990.

The election of 1896 was pivotal for the gold standard as agrarian voters argued for a switch to silver. Voter turnout in 1896 was 79% and William McKinley won by a wide margin.