This week we take a look at the War of 1812 in North America.. The one without the awesome Tchaikovsky theme music. Still; plenty to talk about, including the birth of the US Navy. Anchors away!

Show notes and links:

* Henry Hudson and the exploration of the Hudson River (1609).

* The Second Continental Congress (1776).

* “We Have Met The Enemy, and they are Ours” , Oliver Perry, after the Battle of Lake Erie (1812).

* Star Trek: The Original Series (1966).

* Scottish devolution referendum, 1997

* September 11 attacks

* Methodical Illusion (interesting investigation of the 9-11 attacks).

* Horatio Hornblower , by C.S. Forester.

* Hornblower (TV series)

* Amazon.com: Damn the Defiant!: Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde (1962)

* The Assassination of the Prime Minister: John Bellingham and the Murder of Spencer Perceval, David C. Hanrahan

* The Assassination of the Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval | The Public Domain Review

* USS Constitution  “Old Ironsides”

* Chesapeake–Leopard Affair

* Fort Detroit

* Fort Michilimackinac

* Original six frigates of the United States Navy (the War of the Frigates).

* John Rodgers (1772–1838)

* Commerce raiding (“guerre de course...