by Jim Heath | Apr 12, 2019 | Headlines, History, Social Media
Thousands of Russian Twitter accounts turned their misinformation focus to supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders in 2016 after he lost the Democratic Primary to Hillary Clinton. After Sanders lost his presidential primary race against Clinton, a Twitter account called Red...
by Jim Heath | Apr 6, 2019 | Book Excerpts, Headlines, History
Ernest F. “Fritz” Hollings, the silver-haired Democrat who helped shepherd South Carolina through desegregation as governor and went on to serve six terms in the U.S. Senate, has died. He was 97. Hollings, whose long and colorful political career included...
by Jim Heath | Mar 31, 2019 | Headlines, History
The granddaughter of Italy’s infamous fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, ally to Adolf Hitler, called comedian Jim Carrey a “bastard” on Twitter today, and offered support to President Trump. In 1925, Mussolini declared himself dictator of Italy and reduced the...
by Jim Heath | Mar 21, 2019 | Headlines, History
Jimmy Carter was the first American president to be born in a hospital. At midnight tonight, he’ll mark a new milestone as the oldest living former president ever. At 94 years and 172 days old, Carter will have passed the previous record held by the late...
by Jim Heath | Feb 18, 2019 | Headlines, History
The Navy sailor whose kiss with a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of the Second World War was immortalized in one of the most iconic photos of the 20th century has died. George Mendonsa fell and suffered a seizure at the assisted living facility in...
by Jim Heath | Feb 18, 2019 | Analysis, History
Every President’s Day there is little debate among historians that George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt belong in the Top Five greatest American presidents. There is ongoing debate among experts on whether George or Abe...
