Today's theme is all about getting the boot: General Electric got the boot from the DOW, the U.S. booted itself from the UN Human Rights Council after saying it's Anti-Israel, and the US Army boots West Point officer who touted communist revolution during a graduation ceremony. Dive in below...
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ON THIS DAY On this day in 1975 Steven Spielberg’s film, Jaws, is released to the public causing Americans to think twice about going into the water. The emblematic “summer blockbuster” about a great white shark wreaking havoc on a New England town went on to become the highest-grossing...
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Trump orders creation of space-focused U.S. military branch, Report says over 1 billion small arms in the world, and SurveyMonkey confidentially files for IPO. Dive into today's edition of America's Newsletter...
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ON THIS DAY On this day in 1905, some 450 people attend the opening day of the world’s first nickelodeon, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The storefront theater boasted 96 seats and charged each patron five cents. These theatres would soon spread across the country. – History COVER PHOTO Public Image: Auditorium Theatre...
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The controversial Trump administration immigration policy that separates children from their parents when they cross the border dominated headlines this weekend, Ivan Duque wins Colombia's presidency, and Brooks Koepka makes history at the U.S. Open....
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ON THIS DAY In 1812, President James Madison signs a declaration of war against Great Britain into law, despite opposition from a sizeable minority in Congress. A small group of Congressmen known as the “War Hawks” had been pushing the idea for years, however, hoping a war would also lead...
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