President Jose Joaquin Antonio de Herrera, of Mexico, informs William Shannon, united States Ambassador to Mexico, that diplomatic relations between the u.S. and Mexico are severed.  The Senate  of Mexico authorizes Herrera to begin raising an army for war against the u.S.

       [restored 1/22/2022]

Subsequent Events:

References:

Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 125.

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,161,621,015,445

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