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Fifty years ago, President Richard Nixon forever changed the United States and international financial systems. U.S. economic conditions in 1971… Read More

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Before the iconic figure of Uncle Sam with his white hair and top hat encouraging men to join the military… Read More

Today is Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May – a holiday of Mexican origin. In the United States… Read More

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After the American Civil War ended and slavery was abolished, black Americans were finally able to live without being forced… Read More

From Beachgate to Russiagate, every government scandal now ends with a “gate” suffix. This comes from the historic 20th-century Watergate… Read More

Thurgood Marshall made history as the first African American to join the U.S. Supreme Court – and by spending a… Read More

The Bay of Pigs invasion remains one of the darkest marks on American foreign policy. The failed military action damaged… Read More

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), or FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States and the only commander in chief… Read More