Category: History

These words were spoken by Revolutionary War Hero and Patriot Nathan Hale on September 22, 1776. The day the British executed him by hanging for daring to fight tyranny. A fight that he took on in the hopes and dreams …

Mexico obtained independence from Spain and the Spanish Empire with the Treaty of Córdoba in 1821. It briefly experimented with monarchy, but became a republic in 1824. This government was characterized by instability, leaving it ill-prepared for international conflict when …