Facts About Martin Luther King Day
Monday is Martin Luther King Day in the United States. The federal holiday is in remembrance of the civil rights leader who was assassinated on April 4, 1968. One of the newest federal holidays, Martin Luther King Day is held on the third Monday in January and is often commemorated to promote racial equality amongst all Americans. Here are five Facts About Martin Luther King Day Read more...
What If Nixon Hadn’t Been Ruined By Watergate?
Richard Nixon's political career was ruined after the Watergate Scandal. If you are unfamiliar with Watergate, it is a business complex in Washington, D.C. In 1972, five men broke into the Democratic National Headquarters there in an effort to wiretap the Democrats. That's illegal. What's worse is that President Nixon knew about it and tried to cover it up. Over the next two years, it was revealed by writers Bernstein and Woodward how involved the inner circle of Washington was involved. With impeachment imminent, Nixon resigned the Presidency and went down in disgrace. But what would have happened if he wasn't caught? How would America be different if Nixon got away scot-free? Would America be in the trouble going on today if Nixon had got away with it? Here is another look in our series on Alternate Realities and What Ifs... Read more...
Five Famous People Attacked In Public – Who Lived!
For some reason, crazy people like to attack famous people. Perhaps they are trying to get their fifteen minutes of fame...Maybe they just want someone to pay attention to them or they are trying to make a statement they feel is important. Whatever the reason, it seems that these people do not get the fact that they are always caught! They never get away with this stupidity. Whether the famous people be Presidents or celebrities, these people were the victims of an attack that made the news. Do you have anyone else to name to this list? Read more...
Thanks Ronald Reagan For Ruining The U.S.
I know, these words are blasphemous in the minds of people all over the United States, but I just wanted to personally thank Ronald Reagan for his policies and shortcomings while in office. If it hadn't been for Ronald Reagan, the world would be a much different place. Maybe, even a better place! You're probably asking yourself, "But isn't he one of the best Presidents the United States ever had?" Read this and you can decide.
Who Really Killed John Lennon?
Thirty years ago today, John Lennon was murdered by David Mark Chapman as Lennon and his wife walked outside of the Dakota Apartment building. Chapman, supposedly upset about a scribbled autograph that he received earlier, shot Lennon at point blank range. Thirty years later, when John Lennon would have been 70, we are still trying to Imagine a world with him in it. Their are conspiracies about the entire incident. Did Chapman act alone or was there more to the story? Here are five theories about what happened. Read more...
Five People Born on February 6
Today is February 6, 2010 and the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 328 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1049 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date in 1978, one of the worst blizzards in recorded history hit the Great Lakes and New England. Here are five people that share a birthday on this day: Read more...
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