This Day in History: The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France on Oct. 20, 1803

The United States Senate ratified the treaty to transfer the Louisiana Territory from France to the United States on Oct. 20, ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

Looking Back: 1842 – Indian Stream, now Pittsburg, N.H., becomes part of the United States of America

AFTER 1836, AN uneasy peace existed in the settlement at the headwaters of the Connecticut River known as Indian Stream. Both the United States and Great Britain claimed this territory as their own, ...
The White House

CLARIFYING THE MILITARY’S ROLE IN PROTECTING THE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF THE UNITED STATES

Section 1. Purpose. (a) As Chief Executive and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, I have no more solemn responsibility than protecting the sovereignty and territorial ...