1896: The idea of striking the Yukon Gold Rush made 100,000 of all different people abandon their homes and embark on an extended life-threatening journey across treacherous icy valleys and rocky terrain.
The Dead Horse Trail: 3,000 horses lay dead on White Pass
The U.S. Senate rejected two financial-political agreements set forth between the U.S. and two Latin American countries. Despite the Senate’s actions, President Taft’s administration still followed treaty terms with two nations, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.
In the war of 1812 around 243,885 people fought on behalf of Canada
