Explore the New Freedom plan, Wilson’s platform, the reform packages of the competing candidates, and Wilson’s view of the government’s economic role. Updated: 10/13/2021 What Was the New Freedom? In its simplest definition, the New Freedom was a collection of speeches Woodrow Wilson made during his presidential campaign of 1912.…
Smoke billows as the Bobcat Fire burns in Angeles National Forest near Los Angeles on Thursday. Mario Anzuoni / Reuters One of America’s most popular national parks, Yosemite, was closed Thursday as wildfires continued to scorch the West Coast, filling the air with toxic smoke and prompting evacuations in Southern…
There were several memorable scenes, but one in particular came at the very end of the film, when members of Wilson Phillips made a surprise cameo. “They called us — it was as simple as that,” Carnie Wilson revealed to the New York Post, adding that saying yes was a…
The fire broke out July 7 and forced the closure of the southern entrance to Yosemite and evacuation of the community of Wawona as it burned on the edge of Mariposa Grove, home to hundreds of giant sequoias. The Yosemite Creek Fire is one of multiple fires burning in Yosemite…
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, DL, FRS, RA (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. On 16 October 1953, Prime Minister Winston Churchill…
In the first scene, asked by a local official to identify his nationality, Bogart’s character says “Eskimo”—the point is that the official already knows that he’s an American, or should. A drunken sailor, Eddie, asks everyone, “Was you ever bit by a dead bee?” Generally, the answer he gets is…
Wipeout: Cancelled by ABC, No Season Eight? It’s looking like Wipeout is all washed up on ABC. The competition series hit some lows in the ratings last summer, was left off the schedule this summer, and now, it’s been removed from the network’s website. The competition series hit some lows…
The Soviet satellite states were Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, East Germany, Yugoslavia, and Albania (Yugoslavia and Albania were satellite states until they broke off from the Soviet in 1948 and 1960, respectively). Following this conflict, Yugoslavia became a satellite Soviet nation. When Soviet blockades and sanctions were established, Yugoslavia…
One interesting collection of insights comes from author Salman Rushdie, who suggests that The Wizard of Oz has been successful because it embodies some of our most enduring values. At the same time, it also raises some provocative ideas. Although CBS had options to show ’’The Wizard of Oz’’ nine…
After he proclaimed his innocence, government officials concluded that Pike had acted loyally. He resumed his military career and even wrote a book based on his explorations. As for Aaron Burr, he was charged with treason but acquitted at a trail at which General Wilkinson testified. What troubles did Zebulon…