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Biden in Ireland encourages nations to 'dream together'
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoHolding up his family history as an example, President Joe Biden on Thursday told lawmakers in a...
Mikhail Gorbachev's legacy
Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON — I would not be writing these words if it were not for Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader, who died on Tuesday at the age of 91. By...
Today in History: August 9, atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoOn Aug. 9, 1974, Vice President Gerald R. Ford became the nation’s 38th chief executive as President Richard Nixon’s resignation took effect. In 1854, Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden,” which described ...
Today in History: November 18, deaths at Jonestown
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Friday, Nov. 18, the 322nd day of 2022. There are 43 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 18, 1978, U.S. Rep. Leo J. Ryan of California and ...
Today in History: FEB 3, The day the music died
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn Feb. 3, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for a federal income tax, was ratified. In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens ...
Today in History: October 3, MLB's first Black manager
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Monday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2022. There are 89 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 3, 1995, the jury in the O.J. Simpson murder trial ...