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34 actors who have played U.S. presidents
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 weeks agoMeet the stars who took on the difficult task of playing the Commander-in-Chief. Ben Mark Holzberg/CBS Television Studios/SHOWTIME; 20thCentFox/Courtesy...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 weeks agoJune 19 (or Juneteenth) is considered Black Independence Day by many in the United States, as it was the day that many enslaved people in Texas were...
Today in History: April 9, Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoToday in History Today is Tuesday, April 9, the 100th day of 2024. There are 266 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered ...
Today in History: March 12, jazz legend Charlie 'Bird' Parker dies at 34
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoOn March 12, 1955, legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker died in New York at age 34. In 1864, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant assumed command as General-in-Chief of the Union armies in ...
Today in History: March 10, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to shooting Martin Luther King Jr.
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 4 months agoToday in History Today is Sunday, March 10, the 70th day of 2024. There are 296 days left in the year. Daylight saving time returns at 2 a.m. local time. Today’s highlight in history: On March ...
Presidential greatness is rarely fixed in stone – changing attitudes on racial injustice and...
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoA statue of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, sits in the Lincoln Memorial...
US military academies focus on oaths and loyalty to Constitution as political divisions intensify
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoFor 75 minutes, Maj. Joe Amoroso quizzed his students in SS202, American Politics, about civilian...
Ruth Seymour Dies: Groundbreaking Longtime KCRW General Manager Was 88
Deadline via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoRuth Seymour, the longtime leader of Santa Monica-based public radio station KCRW died Friday,...
Biden Visits Amtrak Maintenance Shed In Home State To Tout Infrastructure Law
HuffPost via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoThe maintenance facility in Bear, Delaware, is just 14 miles from the Joseph R. Biden Jr. Railroad...
PEOPLE's Best New Books to Read in Nov. 2023 — From Barbra Streisand’s Juicy Memoir to Courtney B....
People via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoCozy up with PEOPLE's picks for the best new books of November 2023 PEOPLE's best books to read in...