Category: Politics
Lights, Camera, Debate!
On September 26, 1960, for the first time in U.S. history, a debate between major party presidential candidates was broadcast on television. The presidential hopefuls,…
Fear, Loathing, and Raw Courage at Little Rock
On this day in 1957, under escort from the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division, nine black students enter all-white Central High School in Little Rock,…
But One Life To Lose For My Country
On this day in 1776, American soldier and spy Nathan Hale is hanged near the Dove Tavern in Manhattan. Hale had been spirited into New…
The Sunday Driver, S1, E8: The Decent and The Ruthless
A good but glum Sunday afternoon to you all. Wherever you may be at this moment, please understand that each and all of us are…
My Rest a Stone
On this day in 1901, President William McKinley succumbs to gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin on September 6. According to witnesses, McKinley’s last words…
One Wedding and a Funeral
On this day in 1953, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy, the future 35th President of the United States, marries Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island….
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