The Germans wanted the British government to ignore the Treaty of London and let the German army pass through Belgium. ... In the end, Britain refused to ignore the events of 4 August 1914, when Germany attacked France through Belgium. Within hours, Britain declared war on Germany.
Fur elise, piano sonata number 8 and 14 (Beethoven)
McClellen became the lead general of the North after the Battle of Bun Run. And Grant was general that won several costly victories out west along the Mississippi River.
The USS Maine sunk the USS Maine.
Modern analysis has evolved and now pinpoints an internal coal bunker fire as being the likely cause of the explosion that took down the USS Maine.
This is a dramatic discovery as the sinking of the USS Maine was blamed on the Spanish mines in the harbor.
It was a source of life because it watered crops and provided fish. But it also had devastating floods because of the continuous elevation on the river bed.<span />
