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210 years ago, August 19, 1812, USS Constitution defeated HMS Guerriere. Here is Captain Isaac Hull’s account of the battle as it appeared on the front page of the Connecticut Mirror printed in Hartford, Connecticut on September 21, 1812. https://t.co/eRV7QObzRo

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2022-08-20

This day in 1812: the USS Constitution soundly defeated the HMS Guerriere, earning the nickname "Old Ironsides." It was 1 of the first American victories of the war & very significant to the public. The Constitution is still afloat today & is the oldest naval vessel in the world.

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2022-08-20

On this day in 1812, the
defeats HMS Guerriere off Nova Scotia. The engagement earns the American frigate the nickname "Old Ironsides" after British cannon balls rebound off its hull.

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2022-08-19

John Raphael Smith (1751-1812)

Felicia, 1796.

Portrait, almost life-size, wearing a tall fancy hat tied with a bow under her chin, carrying a thick muff.
Mezzotint.

Collection ©

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2022-08-18

The Battle of Smolensk, 16 to 18 August 1812.

Seeing that they were in a hopeless situation, during 3rd night the Russian army evacuated the burning city & continued their retreat east.

(By Pyotr Ivanovich Zhigimont)

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2022-08-16

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Hunter Raising his Gun, 1812-1823 https://t.co/br3RQQan3I

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2022-08-16

.Christian Gottlieb Schick (15 August 1776 – 7 May 1812) was a German painter-Christian_Gottlieb_Schick_002

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2022-08-15

SpongeBob SquarePants - Season 5 Episode 25 - Frame 1812 out of 1968

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2022-08-14

Davy created a demonstration of a miniature volcano in one lecture, as reported by Faraday in his lecture notes for Friday 10th April 1812.

See our recreation of this here, from our Davy MOOC:

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2022-08-10

Belvidera (36) Captain Richard Byron, under pursuit by Commodore Rodger’s U.S. Squadron, President (44), United States (44), Hornet (20), Congress(26) and Argus(16), 23rd June 1812,

©️Stuart Bolton

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2022-08-07

In 1808 he & his wife separated. He paid her expenses & supported their children. As his art matured he was less influenced by Dutch art & more individual in his own style. Returning from the Ale House (1809), Cottages (1810-2) & Kensington Gravel Pits (1812)

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2022-08-04

"Boxing Match Between Ward and Quirk for 100 Guineas a Side," an 1812 fight depiction by artist Thomas Rowlandson.

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