Britain joined the war in 1914

a.) germany declared war on france
b.) germany invaded belgium
c.) germany attacked russia
d.) russia mobilized her troops to support serbia

on this day in 1833, president andrew jackson announces that the government will no longer use the second bank of the united states, the country's national bank. a national bank had first been created by george washington and alexander hamilton in 1791 to serve as a central repository for federal fund

a phrase from a poem by ralph waldo emerson about the battle of lexington and concord. emerson's words read, “here once the embattled farmers stood / and fired the shot heard round the world.”