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The History Files #28: The Mexican American War, pt. 3
This week our headlines seem to be mostly volcanoes and Spaniards: sometimes history kind of gets in a wad. In our main discussion, we get into the major campaign of the Mexican American War, and find out what a battalion of Irish were doing in the Mexican army.
Show notes and links:
* Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 (en.wikipedia.org).
* The assasination of Atahualpa by Francisco Pizarro (1533).
* St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre (1572).
* Treaty of Córdoba: Mexico gains independence from Spain (1821).
* 1883 eruption of Krakatoa (en.wikipedia.org).
* I Have A Dream Speech, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963).
* 121-year-old time capsule found at bridge near Kingussie (bbc.com).
* Catastrophe: An Investigation into the Origins of Modern Civilization, by David Keyes (amazon.com).
* Connections (TV series) , James Burke. Many episodes on YouTube.
* Invasion of Poland begins World War 2 (1939).
* Viking 2: Second Landing on Mars (space.com).
* Zachary Taylor (en.wikipedia.org).
* Winfield Scott (en.wikipedia.org).
* Battle of Puebla (en.wikipedia.org).
* Battle of Chapultepec (en.wikipedia.org).
* Saint Patrick’s Battalion , the “San Patricios” (en.wikipedia.org).
* @history_files (twitter.com).
* Join CSICONauts Chat (csicon.net).
* History Files group at goodreads.com.
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This week our headlines seem to be mostly volcanoes and Spaniards: sometimes history kind of gets in a wad. In our main discussion, we get into the major campaign of the Mexican American War, and find out what a battalion of Irish were doing in the Mexican army.
Show notes and links:
* Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 (en.wikipedia.org).
* The assasination of Atahualpa by Francisco Pizarro (1533).
* St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre (1572).
* Treaty of Córdoba: Mexico gains independence from Spain (1821).
* 1883 eruption of Krakatoa (en.wikipedia.org).
* I Have A Dream Speech, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963).
* 121-year-old time capsule found at bridge near Kingussie (bbc.com).
* Catastrophe: An Investigation into the Origins of Modern Civilization, by David Keyes (amazon.com).
* Connections (TV series) , James Burke. Many episodes on YouTube.
* Invasion of Poland begins World War 2 (1939).
* Viking 2: Second Landing on Mars (space.com).
* Zachary Taylor (en.wikipedia.org).
* Winfield Scott (en.wikipedia.org).
* Battle of Puebla (en.wikipedia.org).
* Battle of Chapultepec (en.wikipedia.org).
* Saint Patrick’s Battalion , the “San Patricios” (en.wikipedia.org).
* @history_files (twitter.com).
* Join CSICONauts Chat (csicon.net).
* History Files group at goodreads.com.