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This week in history: June 3-9
World Socialist Web Site· 3 days agoOn June 7, 1999, just two months following his conviction on four counts of corruption, Malaysian former finance minister Anwar Ibrahim stood trial for...
DC's Smithsonian National Zoo to welcome pair of young pandas from China
Fox News· 6 days agoThe National Zoo in Washington announced on Wednesday that China will send two young giant pandas to...
‘Born in the U.S.A.’ still remains one of Bruce Springsteen’s most misunderstood songs
Rhode Island Current via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoElton John, Adele and R.E.M. did it. So did Rihanna and the Rolling Stones. If Donald Trump tried to...
Two Evansville women -- lifelong friends -- will celebrate 101st birthdays together June 1
The Courier & Press via Yahoo News· 6 days agoEisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald...
Biden’s dilemma: Avoid a 1968 repeat in Chicago
New York Daily News· 4 days agoWhile Trump hopes to change the subject from his conviction in New York, Biden has yet to mollify young voters who remain dissatisfied by U.S. efforts to...
High school teams from Beachwood, Shaker head to National History Day 50th anniversary
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 7 hours agoAs the birthplace of National History Day, Cleveland will be well-represented for the event’s 50th...
What the presidential campaign should really be about
The Washington Times· 6 days agoThe latest U.S. economic data pours cold water on the optimists who predicted robust economic growth...
The Primacy of Political Order | by Andrés Velasco - Project Syndicate
Project Syndicate· 5 hours agoHe is the unlikely protagonist of a wannabe blockbuster: a balding, pudgy, jug-eared shopkeeper. The...
The Beer Night Riot, 50 Years Ago: What Was That America Like?
The Bulwark· 13 hours agoThe events of that night weren’t televised or filmed as moving pictures, which is why all these...
Is ticket-splitting back?
Politico· 6 days agoThat was the year when President Richard Nixon won by a landslide over Democratic nominee George McGovern, winning every state except Massachusetts and ...