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To borrow from Dickens, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” My brother Jim called, saying, “Let’s go on a ...
Do you know which future president penned a letter at Joplin’s Yates Hotel, or which president called the Joplin area a ...
Elon Musk has threatened to form a new political party as the US Senate debates Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Newsweek analyzed Elon Musk's public statements to decipher what an America Party would stand for and who could get involved.
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Between 1907 and 1910, Goodwin spent time with Russell at his Bull Head Lodge near Lake McDonald in what is now Glacier ...
Who was the physically toughest U.S. President? Theodore Roosevelt proved his extraordinary mettle during an attempted ...
State wildlife officers and the Colorado Springs Fire Department rescued a baby moose that “found itself in a bit of a sticky ...
1940: The original Dairy Queen opened at 501 N. Chicago St. in Joliet. Sherwood Noble (known as Sherb) started selling ...
Five hours and 34 minutes after the checkered flag fell at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the result of the Canadian Grand Prix was declared final. In that time, Max Verstappen, who crossed the ...
Fala and Harry Truman, Roosevelt’s successor in the presidency, during the dedication of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s home in Hyde Park in 1946. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons Fala was also ...
They may not have been the most successful bids for election—and some definitely didn't stand the test of time—but these are certainly the funniest presidential campaign slogans ever created. Yes, we ...