So, in part I'm hesitant to link to this New York Times op-ed about Democrats and communication that came out yesterday. I obviously just linked to it but I think it makes sense to talk about why I didn't want to first, which is that...
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This is the grave of Walt Disney. Born in 1901 in Chicago, Disney grew up in a middle class family. He spend the first part of his childhood in Chicago.
This is the grave of Alexander Stephens. Born in 1812 in Crawfordville, Georgia, Stephens grew up in the slavery elite, at least at first. His mother died shortly after his.
The real shock is that Sly Stone actually lived to 82. And the last 50 years were pretty bad. But my God did he transform music for a few years. Absolute legend for the work we are lucky enough to hear. RIP.
On June 9, 1941, the military, with support from the Congress of Industrial Organizations and the United Auto Workers, ended the North American Aviation strike in Los Angeles. This remarkable.
On June 8, 1909 Washington's pioneering anti-tipping law went into effect. A goal of a lot of Progressives, this law attempted to end a labor practice that for the middle.
I always like a cool archaeological find and it always leads to good threads, so here's a really cool new find out of London: Beneath the foundations of a planned 32-storey skyscraper in London, archaeologists have unearthed a remarkable vestige of the city's Roman past:...
This is the grave of Lum York. Born in 1918 in Elmore, Alabama, York grew up there and started playing bass in country bands. There's not really that much to.
On June 6, 1844, George Williams founded the Young Men's Christian Association in London. While it was not really Williams' intention, the YMCA would later become a critical allly in.
The Rock Springs Massacre is one of the most horrible events in American history, a murderous pogrom that miners--mostly members of the Knights of Labor--committed against Chinese competition in the town of Rock Springs, Wyoming. The New Yorker has a very welcome discussion of an...
1/21/1988 President Reagan meeting with William F Buckley in oval office Everyone wants to put everything wrong with today's America on Trump and what passes for friends with that guy..
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg, of Sweden, addresses the Climate Action Summit in the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) It's not Trump,.