The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Cartography Anarchy@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 day agoAh yes, Canada.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1384arrow-down113
arrow-up1371arrow-down1imageAh yes, Canada.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Cartography Anarchy@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square68fedilink
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-211 hours agoIIRC one of the 19th century presidents basically campaigned on that, at least as far as the western side was concerned.
minus-squareCracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agoThey’re gonna have to take that ocean pearl out of my cold, dead hands.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 hours agoThat’s the one! Apparently Polk never actually campaigned on it, though; it was just around the same time. It seems the British version was going down to the 42nd parallel, and the actual result of the 49th is pleasingly near the midpoint.
IIRC one of the 19th century presidents basically campaigned on that, at least as far as the western side was concerned.
54/40 or fight!
They’re gonna have to take that ocean pearl out of my cold, dead hands.
That’s the one!
Apparently Polk never actually campaigned on it, though; it was just around the same time. It seems the British version was going down to the 42nd parallel, and the actual result of the 49th is pleasingly near the midpoint.