RealisticDelusions77 t1_iwpgbgd wrote
Reply to comment by R4G in TIL: WW1 Armistice Day was Nov 11th, fighting was to cease at 11:00 AM. An American solider charged a German machine gun nest with 16 mins left, and died at 10:59 AM. The last soldier to die in WWI. by wats6831
In the War of 1812, the US wasn't doing too good until Andrew Jackson won the Battle of New Orleans by killing over 2000 British troops.
The bummer was that the peace treaty had been signed in Europe 15 days earlier, but news traveled a lot slower back then.
olafthebent t1_iwrj889 wrote
Which is kind of like scoring the winning goal 20 minutes after the game is over but yeah.
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