The museum also upends the blurry, rather blithe notions that visitors have about the War of 1812 as a whole. While Americans may dimly recall Key, the naval heroics of “Old Ironsides,” or ...

During the War of 1812, the Constitution earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" because British cannonballs seemingly could not penetrate the ship's wooden hull. It is the oldest commissioned warship ...

It's a feat of resilience that earns the American warship her proud nickname: Old Ironsides. The Corning Museum of Glass The Incredible Flying Car of the 1950s National Treasure: The History of ...

The ship earned the nickname of Old Ironsides during the War of 1812 when British cannonballs were seen bouncing off the ship’s wooden hull. The active-duty Sailors stationed aboard the USS ...