Subdeacon Joe 30,958 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Fascinating stuff. October 19, 1842 U.S. Naval Commodore Jones, acting on rumors of war with Mexico, captured Monterey, the capital of Alta California. The next day when he learned war was not declared, he apologized then left. Watercolor of the capture of Monterey by Gunner William H. Meyers of the warship Cyane. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, U.C. Berkeley. #CaliforniaHistory #Monterey Follow This Week in California History on Instagram https://www.jstor.org/stable/41167605?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/time-us-accidentally-captured-mexican-city Quote After realizing his error, Jones gave the city back to Mexico and told his men to stand down. The Mexican flag was raised over the fort once again. To try and patch relations, the Mexican and American officials at Monterey began hosting parties for one another while their respective national governments launched investigations. Luckily, the Marines and soldiers had behaved themselves so well during the occupation that the locals were actually fond of the them. That right there makes me doubt it. Well behaved Marines??? Link to post Share on other sites
Sedalia Dave 15,677 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 42 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: That right there makes me doubt it. Well behaved Marines??? Link to post Share on other sites
Ozark Shark 529 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 That's great. As a historian, I've never found history boring, but definitely some history professors. Link to post Share on other sites
Forty Rod SASS 3935 8,799 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Fascinating stuff. October 19, 1842 U.S. Naval Commodore Jones, acting on rumors of war with Mexico, captured Monterey, the capital of Alta California. The next day when he learned war was not declared, he apologized then left. Watercolor of the capture of Monterey by Gunner William H. Meyers of the warship Cyane. Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, U.C. Berkeley. #CaliforniaHistory #Monterey Follow This Week in California History on Instagram https://www.jstor.org/stable/41167605?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/time-us-accidentally-captured-mexican-city That right there makes me doubt it. Well behaved Marines??? Many of us are. If you dispute that 'll have to get rude....and you don't want THAT! Link to post Share on other sites
Smuteye John SASS#24774 3,680 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Remember, Joe, they were comparing them to Mexican frontier troops and Monterey was the back side of nowhere back then. On the other hand, the Marines do give medals for Good Conduct. Link to post Share on other sites
Sedalia Dave 15,677 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 59 minutes ago, Smuteye John SASS#24774 said: On the other hand, the Marines do give medals for Good Conduct. Undetected misbehavior. Fixed it for you. BTW Back when I was in the Navy did as well. Link to post Share on other sites
twelve mile REB 615 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Question: Who thinks history is boring? Answer: Most Democrats. Link to post Share on other sites
Trailrider #896 2,068 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 "The Future is the history we don't know yet." - Harry Truman Link to post Share on other sites
Subdeacon Joe 30,958 Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 31 minutes ago, twelve mile REB said: Question: Who thinks history is boring? Answer: Most Democrats. I would say a large portion of people under the age of 30. I've found about as many conservatives whose eyes roll up in their heads when history is brought up as liberals. But once people get into their 30s, in general, there starts to be a development of appreciation of history. I think a lot of it is how it is taught in schools, and how so little is done to connect historic events to the present. Link to post Share on other sites
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 1,145 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Agreed. Seems history isn't important to today's educators Link to post Share on other sites
Dantankerous 4,918 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 7 hours ago, twelve mile REB said: Question: Who thinks history is boring? Answer: Most Democrats. Naw, they think history is fluid and maleable and alterable, something to be used to distort reality for political gain.. Link to post Share on other sites
czhen 30 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Boring, no never; as much you know about history the less mistakes you will do in life. Many acts of actual life are just similar reflections of past events. Industrial developments, wars, epidemics, economy, health are cyclic events btw I have not see something new in many years. The issue is we have a very short life spam (even is improving very well last decades) Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.