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G.N. MillerThe scene at Harlem Hospital today after an officer was shot during a scuffle.A heroic EMT disarmed a crazed man who grabbed a police officer’s gun — while handcuffed… Read More

Happy July, Friends!  It seems like the summer is flying by.  Here are some fun facts about the month of July.....1. The birthstone for July is the Ruby.2. The zodiac signs for Jul… Read More

“Born Today” Johnny Weir (31) Margot Robbie (25) Lindsay Lohan (29) Ashley Tisdale (30) Michelle Branch (32) Owain Yeoman (37) Erin Burnett (39) Peter Kay (42) Yancy Butler (45)… Read More

Photo credit: Chantal Acacio; it’s clobbering time. Presented by The MIT Musical Theatre Guild Music and Lyrics by Steven Sondheim Book by John Weidman Directed by Matt Putnam Vocal Di… Read More

Mental disorders reflect the anxieties of the era. A study of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) reflects a constantly shifting view, where once commonly accepte… Read More

"Skemat, rrëmbime, tortura dhe vrasja" është tema e një libri të ri të TIME-LIFE, misteret e mendjes penale: Sekretet pas krimeve më famëkeq të B… Read More

Today is Sunday, July 2nd, the 183rd day of 2017. There are 182 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:Events:1937:  Aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan d… Read More

It’s no secret that the public at large is, mostly, enamored with the glitz and glamour that surrounds the lives of celebrities. This isn’t just a recent phenomenon, either; it&r… Read More

There are very few things that Chester Alan Arthur is “famous” for. One, is his mutton chop whiskers; the other is his statement that “I may be President of the United Stat… Read More

On July 2, 1881, the 20th president of the United States, President James Garfield, was in a railroad station getting ready to board a train for the New Jersey shore, when he was suddenly sh… Read More

The Strand, September 1927Researching the fascinating and troubling story of Houdini and his friend Arthur Conan Doyle, we came across this two-part series in The Strand magazine, published… Read More

The Trump administration wants to dismantle the agency overseeing 2 million federal workers – and weaken safeguards against partisanship In 1978, President Jimmy Carter spoke… Read More

“It takes a lot of men to make a gun.” The Gun Song Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia, has staged more than 30 Stephen Sondheim productions, more than any other regiona… Read More

Com grande poder vem um grande risco. Desde os tempos da Grécia antiga, homens loucos e conspiradores inteligentes conspiravam contra reis, imperadores e figuras políticas. Aqu… Read More

When Chester Alan Arthur was named as Republican VP candidate in 1880, no one was more surprised than he was. CAA: A Brief Run-up. Very brief, in fact. Chet Arthur had never been elected to… Read More

Author Chip Jacobs will be at the historic Garfield House on Friday, November 15 at 7 p.m. to read from and sign his new novel Arroyo. Set against two distinct epochs in the history of Pasad… Read More

As a non-duopolist leftist, I run into many nonsense claims. I hear other things that sound ... maybe real?Well, it's time to tackle some of the more popular ones in American history of the… Read More

Art remains a sacred space where voices can breathe life into communities. And Art Africa Miami 2019 will inject this renewing energy in spades, as they return to Overtown. Founded in 2011 b… Read More

Former POTUS Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 – in Milwaukee. TR: Ex-POTUS When Theodore Roosevelt retired after seven-and-a-half years of the presidency, he was only fifty. Too young. Too… Read More

There are so many things in history that simply make sense. Someone marching into battle in the cold Russian winter in hopes of a victory only to meet a crushing loss? Someone coming into po… Read More

I was researching the assassination of James Garfield and came upon this beauty, who left us too quickly, demolished at the age of 34. Construction started in 1872 and it was completed in 18… Read More

En el año 1881, el vigesimo presidente de Estados Unidos James A. Garfield recibió un balazo de Charles Guiteau, lo odiaba porque nunca le había dado un cargo púb… Read More

In April 1865, John Wilkes Booth was 26 years old. JWB: The Solid Theatrical Pedigree Edwin Booth, legendary actor In a day when theatrical personages were still looked on askance, the Boot… Read More

One of the most impressive art museums in the world can be found in a landscaped park in the heart of Washington D.C., the capital of the United States. In this article, you’ll disc… Read More

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I knew what today's date was. I had thought of Tweeting one of many blog posts on this issue today.I decided not to, until I saw the #CIAKilledJFK hashtag, and then I did.But, I wanted to up… Read More

In 1990 when Assassins opened to mixed and negative reviews we were not suffering frequent mass killings to which the country seems to have become horrifyingly inured. Cries of civil liberty… Read More

“Legitimate political discourse” Those three words set me off yesterday. And to be honest, I am as angry this morning not to mention a little worried for what the use of these t… Read More

In March, 2020, East West Players production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Assasins” was on the eve of  previews and about to open. We all know what happened next, but luckil… Read More

It’s always a good day to learn something new. And thanks to the abundance of information we are constantly bombarded with, both on social media and TV, we don’t need to lift a f… Read More

Poor Crete… She had so little time to make an impression. Crete Lucretia “Crete” Rudolph Garfield (1832-1918) was a well educated young woman. She was sent first to… Read More

Of course, everybody has their eye on the US presidency these days, but the White House has always been an interesting place. Here are a few tidbits about US presidents that you might not ha… Read More

The post A U.S. President died at the Jersey Shore but small marker is all that’s left to remember it appeared first on Newstrail.com authored by Published by NJ.com “James A… Read More

Touch upon this story Remark NEW YORK — Let journals of psychology report that the newest jukebox musical on Broadway is unveiling a revolutionary new offshoot of psychoana… Read More

We saw 240 shows in 2022. My partner, Chris Foster, and I are quite happy with that number. Well, it's Thursday and we've only seen 239 but there are still 3 days left in the year…We… Read More

The history of the Presidents of the US, who ruled the US from 4 July 1776 to 4 Jan 2023 The US acquired autonomy from Incredible England on July 4, 1776, when the Mainland Congress took on… Read More

President Andrew Jackson is one of the most influential figures in all of American history. He was a revolutionary who drove change and progress throughout the nation. But did you know that… Read More

An Assassin in Utopia: The True Story of a Nineteenth-Century Sex Cult and a President’s Murder, is one of those “you can’t make this stuff up” historical episode… Read More

Surgeon Generals are seldom associated with mega-events. The Surgeon General More than 200 years ago, the US Army created the position of Surgeon General, the ranking doctor of pub… Read More

Throughout the history of the United States, four presidents have been assassinated while in office. These tragic events shook the nation and had a profound impact on American politics and s… Read More

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 This Week in Firearms History:June 25: In 1876 the Battle of the Little Big Horn takes place; in 1950 North Korean Communists invade South Korea, starting the Korean War.June 26: In 19… Read More

Alun Wyn Jones joined French club Toulon as cover during the Rugby World Cup. The former captain of the Wales and British and Irish Lions was signed as a medical jocker for the duration of t… Read More

Tucker Carlson laid out his linear theory for why he believes former President Donald Trump is in danger of assassination given the inability of his political opponents to s… Read More

“A cartographic conception is very distinct from the archaeological conception… The latter establishes a profound link between the unconscious and memory: it is a memorial, comm… Read More

John Hinkley (Jacob Thomas Less), Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme (Lisa Kate Joyce), Leon Czolgosz (Daniel Forest Sullivan), The Proprietor (Jackson Jirard), Sara Jane Moore (Shonna Cir… Read More

On the morning of July 2, 1881 Charles J. Guiteau shot President James A. Garfield in a Washington D.C. train station. Immediately he was apprehended as doctors rushed to tend to the wounded… Read More

Whereas John Carpenter’s Vampires did divide critics upon launch, the horror-action film’s forged went on to some fairly spectacular roles. Vampires is one thing of an anomaly… Read More