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Today in History: May 22, Lyndon B. Johnson outlines 'Great Society'
The Bulletin· 4 days agoToday is Wednesday, May 22, the 143rd day of 2024. On May 22, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson ...
Biden Cancels Billions More in Student Loan Debt
The Fiscal Times· 4 days agoOn this date 60 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson detailed his “Great Society” agenda in a commencement address at the University ...
Memorial Day vs. Veterans Day: What we celebrate in May
FOX 10 Phoenix· 3 days agoMonday, Americans will commemorate Memorial Day, as custom every May. But the reason for the holiday...
Looking back: PBS' 'The Riot Report' features former Sen. Fred Harris
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 1 week agoMay 17—Times have changed — at least we'd like to think so. United States Sen. Fred Harris was thrust into the national spotlight in 1967, when violence broke out in Black ...
'Vote in the streets?’ Vietnam War protesters reassess strategy more than 50 years later
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 17 hours ago“Looking back on it, we were responsible, not initially, but at that moment, in bringing Nixon to...
Remember The ‘Heroes’ This Holiday
The Post-Journal· 21 hours agoThe original proclamation in 1868 was made by General John Logan, Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. It would be known as “Decoration ...
Biden vs. Trump debate: A battle between appearance and reality
Salon via Yahoo News· 1 week agoIt has also helped rebuild manufacturing. We avoided a recession coming out of COVID and the economy...
"What do you say to a Vietnam War veteran?" Harris Faulkner seeks answers
Newsweek· 1 week agoWhile U.S. Army Specialist Jerry Augustine was dodging enemy bullets and Agent Orange dropped from...
Tornado touched down in Cypress area during deadly Thursday storms | Houston Public Media
Houston Public Media· 1 week agoThe National Weather Service’s Houston/Galveston office reported an EF-1 tornado with peak wind...
Political assassinations and attempts over the past 60 years – from JFK to Shinzo Abe
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 week agoRobert Fico, Slovakia’s pro-Russian prime minister, has been rushed to hospital in a “life...