After Mexican troops fire upon U.S. forces attempting to blockade a Mexican border town, Gen. Zachary Taylor reports to Congress that "hostilities may now be considered as commenced." (By Matthew Pinsker)
Source Citation
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., ed., The Almanac of American History (New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1993), 250.
Record Data
Date Certainty
Exact
Type
Military/Violent
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