The United States is a nation of laws, badly written and randomly enforced.
— Frank Zappa
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On This Day
In 1794, the U.S. government established a permanent navy and authorized the building of six frigates.
In 1814, U.S. forces under General Andrew Jackson defeated the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
In 1836, on the orders of General Antonio López de Santa Anna, the Mexican army massacred 342 prisoners of war at Goliad, Texas.
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