A Native American man in Montana has what may be the oldest DNA native to the Americas, according to news reports. After … More
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Anna May Wong – “willow frost”
Wong Liu-tsong (January 3, 1905 – February 3, 1961), known professionally as Anna May Wong, was an American actress, considered the first Chinese … More
Executive Order 9066: Concentration Camps
Issued by President Franklin Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, this order authorized the forced removal of all persons deemed a … More
Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu – a hero
Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu (January 30, 1919 – March 30, 2005) was an American civil rights activist who resisted the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Shortly … More
Tiguex War – the first war
The Tiguex War was the first named war between Europeans and Native Americans in what is now the United States, although the De Soto expedition fought numerous battles earlier. It … More
Past Concentration Camps for Women in the U.S.
In 1917, the American Plan became law, authorizing doctors and the police to indefinitely imprison women assumed to be sex … More
Selma’s ‘Bloody Sunday’ Became a Turning Point
Nearly a century after the Confederacy’s guns fell silent, the racial legacies of slavery and Reconstruction continued to reverberate loudly throughout Alabama in 1965. On … More
Presidential Succession – 72% Catholic and Jewish
There are a total of eighteen people in the succession: Catholic (8), Jewish (5), Protestant (2), Not religious (3) Of … More
Biden’s Cabinet – 33% Jewish, 25% Catholic
Joe Biden – THE PRESIDENT Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was born on November 20, 1942, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to … More
117th U.S. Congress – reflects a changing face
The current Congress is the most racially and ethnically diverse ever. Overall, 124 lawmakers identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander … More
Israel set to approve 4,000 settler units
If approved, it would be the biggest advancement of illegal settlement plans since US President Joe Biden took office. Israel … More
WHAT THE U.S. COULD HAVE BOUGHT
We could have had a cooler planet, universal health care, and an end to the coronavirus pandemic — if we’d … More
Ike and the Disappearing Atrocities
Seldom has the publication of a historical monograph on a subject ordinarily of interest only to a few specialists — … More
The town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels
El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles (The town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels), shortened … More
Canada lynx protections deal sealed by US
U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to craft a new habitat plan for the snow-loving Canada lynx that could include more … More
U.S. West is now the driest in at least 1,200 years
Southern California’s gigantic water supplier has taken the unprecedented step of requiring about 6 million people to cut their outdoor … More
Countries with Water Scarcity Right Now
Population growth and climate change are major culprits of water scarcity. Yet, we often neglect the impact of governmental policies … More
JFK vs. Federal Reserve
On June 4, 1963, a virtually unknown Presidential decree, Executive Order 11110, was signed by President John Fitzgerald Kennedy with … More
U.S. Greenbacks – long before the Federal Reserve
Greenbacks were emergency paper currency issued by the United States during the American Civil War that were printed in green on the back. They were in two forms: Demand Notes, issued … More
Will Russia’s war convince the U.S. to consider past?
Americans have been shocked by the death and destruction of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, filling our screens with bombed buildings … More
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