List of commemorations and organizations
TheWar of 1812 Bicentennial were a series of events to commemorate theWar of 1812 inCanada and theUnited States during the war's bicentenary, 2012–2015. Included here is a list of planned commemorations and organizations.
The Canadian Government marked the bicentennial as a national event.
Provincial commemorations
[edit]The U.S. government has had no formal organization or committee to coordinate commemorations of the War of 1812; theWar of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Act failed to pass Congress in 2006.[1]
U.S. military commemorations
[edit]In 2011, New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill to establish a formal War Of 1812 Bicentennial Commission.[2] Previous versions of the bill were vetoed repeatedly by Gov. David Paterson in 2009[3] and 2010.[4]
- ^S. 959:Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Act,GovTrack,http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-959
- ^Barclay: Cuomo Should Have Signed War of 1812 Anniversary Commission Legislation, newzjunky.com,http://www.newzjunky.com/news/0927barclay_1812.htm
- ^Paterson Vetoes Creating War Of 1812 Bicentennial Commission,Albany Project,"the albany project:: Paterson Vetoes Creating War Of 1812 Bicentennial Commission". Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. RetrievedNovember 7, 2010.
- ^Governor says War of 1812 commission should have been funded in the budget,Syracuse Post-Standard,http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/oswego_loses_again_with_govern.html
