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Remembering Vint Lawrence
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThat’s Lyndon Johnson in Franklin Roosevelt’s side-view mirror; John F. Kennedy is FDR’s steering-wheel ornament. Mario Cuomo, famously a devotee of the...
All bets are off in the 2024 race for the White House
The Hill· 5 days agoThe presumptive rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump appears set. The RealClearPolitics...
Landmarks: It’s road trip season, why not tour area’s scenic, historic highways?
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThe seasoned motorists who tackled a stretch of the Dixie Highway during a tour Saturday had a full...
Biden's defiant stance is sparking debate
The Raw Story· 3 days agoEighty-eight years ago this month, on June 27, 1936, Roosevelt delivered his speech accepting the Democratic nomination for president. On June 27, 1936,...
‘Triumph’ Showcases Jesse Owens’ Dominance Over Hitler at the 1936 Olympics
Biography via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoJesse Owens is considered the greatest track and field athlete in history. Read about his 1936...
John Everett Benson, stone carver of memorials and monuments, dies at 84
Washington Post· 3 days agoJohn Everett Benson, a stone carver whose lapidary inscriptions mark the grave of President John F....
How cellphones are sucking the life out of a generation, if not the world | Opinion
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoAfter supper, he’d take the oil lamp and put it on a little table by the front door. One or two of...
Need a 4th of July caption? 30 patriotic quotes to honor America and its history
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWe never hide from history. We make history." – John McCain "We are a nation of many nationalities, many races, many religions-bound together by a single unity, the unity of freedom and equality ...
Juneteenth, 40 Acres and a Mule and Other Broken Promises to African Americans
The Root via Yahoo News· 4 days agoEven in the middle of the Great Depression, the US government still found a way to exclude Black...
Letters: Who should we elect? A lifetime politician, 81, or a failed businessman, 78?
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThe standards of both parties have changed frequently over the decades but so many Democrats and Republicans are not paying attention. Lincoln, Roosevelt, Kennedy, etc. would ...
