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On This Day, June 11: George Wallace tries to block integration of Univ. of Alabama
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoThat record has since been surpassed hundreds of times. Joined by British Prime Minister Margaret...
Ron Edmonds, 77, Whose Camera Captured the Shooting of Reagan, Dies
New York Times· 7 days agoRon Edmonds, a photographer for The Associated Press who won a Pulitzer Prize for a dramatic series...
Fact Check: Elizabeth Taylor Once Said, 'There Is No Gay Agenda. It’s a Human Agenda.’ Here's the...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 5 days agoTaylor began the speech by talking about her HIV/AIDS advocacy and how the relatively new disease...
Will Trump II See the Return of Fiscal Conservatism?
The American Conservative· 6 days agoSince President Ronald Reagan rode the supply-side revolution to the White House, Republicans have been unified on tax policy. Tax cuts are good, big...
Today in History: June 16, Donald Trump launches presidential campaign
San Francisco Chronicle· 22 hours agoToday in History
With GOP maps out, Democrats hope for more legislative power in battleground Wisconsin
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 days agoFor the first time in more than a decade, Democrats in key battleground state Wisconsin have a...
Businessman acquitted of aiding 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks fights extradition to India
Courthouse News Service· 6 days agoA Pakistani-born businessman cleared in 2011 of charges he provided material support to terrorists...
Can the “OG Organizer” Keep Biden in the White House?
The Nation· 1 day agoHeather Booth has a secret, of sorts. In 1968, in the first presidential election in which she could...
Overlooked Moments in LGBTQ+ History
Time via Yahoo News· 5 days agoRight. “He was the most famous gay man in America in the 1970s.” While Matlovich didn’t win his legal case, he started a national conversation. LGBTQ...
Today in History: June 21, U.S. Constitution goes into effect
San Francisco Chronicle· 22 hours agoToday is Friday, June 21, the 173rd day of 2024. On June 21, 1788, the United States Constitution went into effect as New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it. In 1377, King Edward ...