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List of War of 1812 Bicentennial

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The War of 1812 Bicentennial were a series of events to commemorate the War of 1812 in Canada and the United States during the war's bicentenary, 2012–2015. Included here is a list of planned commemorations and organizations.

Canada edit

The Canadian Government marked the bicentennial as a national event.

Provincial commemorations edit

Ontario edit

New Brunswick edit

United States edit

The U.S. government has had no formal organization or committee to coordinate commemorations of the War of 1812; the War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Act failed to pass Congress in 2006.[1]

U.S. military commemorations edit

Illinois edit

Indiana edit

Iowa edit

Kentucky edit

Louisiana edit

Maryland edit

Michigan edit

New York edit

In 2011, New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill to establish a formal War Of 1812 Bicentennial Commission.[2] Previous versions of the bill were vetoed repeatedly by Gov. David Paterson in 2009[3] and 2010.[4]

North Carolina edit

Ohio edit

Virginia edit

Washington, D.C. edit

References edit

  1. ^ S. 959:Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Act, GovTrack, http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-959
  2. ^ Barclay: Cuomo Should Have Signed War of 1812 Anniversary Commission Legislation, newzjunky.com, http://www.newzjunky.com/news/0927barclay_1812.htm
  3. ^ Paterson Vetoes Creating War Of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, Albany Project, "the albany project:: Paterson Vetoes Creating War Of 1812 Bicentennial Commission". Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  4. ^ Governor says War of 1812 commission should have been funded in the budget , Syracuse Post-Standard, http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/oswego_loses_again_with_govern.html

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