This may be Michael Cera‘s greatest role! From College Humor, the Drunk History series features reenactments of history as told by a lush in a drunken stupor. This one is particularly funny in that the said lush asks for a bucket midway through. Best of all, Cera portrays one of my favorite founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton. Enjoy.
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- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo February 3, 2023This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico. By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including parts of present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, to the United States. Read more at Our Documents...
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