by Jim Heath | Jan 20, 2021 | Headlines, History, Inauguration, Trump
The presidency of Donald John Trump, rooted from the beginning in anger, division and conspiracy-mongering, is over. Like no U.S. president has done before, Donald Trump made himself the center of attention, the star of a literal reality show that was his...
by Jim Heath | Jan 19, 2021 | Headlines, History, Inauguration, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris
Presidential inaugurations are steeped in tradition: a peaceful transfer of power, parades, balls and celebration. “Our history has been that even when one candidate doesn’t win, we accept the results. We move on and we wish the new president well,” said Jim Bendat, a...
by Jim Heath | Jan 18, 2021 | Headlines, History, Trump
Andrew Johnson was the first president to be impeached. Donald Trump is the only president to have been impeached twice. But there’s a lot more in common between Johnson, our 17th president, and Trump, the 45th. Both were/are paranoid, vindictive, stubborn,...
by Jim Heath | Jan 17, 2021 | Headlines, History, Trump
Donald Trump has told friends he wants to raise $2 billion for his presidential library and museum in Florida – and has put one of his closest aides in charge of the effort. He told a former Trump fundraiser of the astonishing demand, four times that of the $500...
by Jim Heath | Jan 7, 2021 | 2020, Electoral Map, Headlines, History, Inauguration, Joe Biden
Overnight, Vice President Mike Pence declared Democrat Joe Biden the winner of the presidential election after Congress counted the electoral votes after a violent day at the Capitol. Pence also announced that Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) was the winner of the...
by Jim Heath | Dec 21, 2020 | Headlines, History
A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has represented Virginia in the U.S. Capitol for 111 years has been removed, to be replaced with one of civil rights pioneer Barbara Johns. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said in a statement today that workers removed the...
