Mourning a president and citizen
Former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral is an opportunity to reflect on the evolution of presidential state funerals ...
National Day of Mourning on Jan. 9 for Jimmy Carter | What's open, closed
A national Day of Mourning will take place on Jan. 9 the day of former President Jimmy Carter's official state funeral at ...
Maddow Blog | The problem(s) with Mike Johnson’s dubious Thomas Jefferson quote
The problem is not just that Republican officials keep peddling fake quotes from the Founding Fathers. The problem is also ...
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Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person at 116 has died
The world's oldest person is now 116-year-old Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, who was born 16 days after Tomiko Itooka.
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Jan. 6th Rioters Claim They’re Like the Patriots of 1776. Here’s the Ugly Truth.
Yet as we approach the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, a candid consideration of some of the darker aspects our ...
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Bloomington likely first to name street for Abraham Lincoln
There are 75,000 U.S. streets named for Lincoln, but the first known was in Bloomington, which honored the beloved local ...
‘Wearied’ almost to death: U.S. presidents have often experienced despair amid political turmoil
For more than two centuries, U.S. presidential politics and presidential lives have found various pathways through and beyond ...
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What happens during a presidential funeral and a look back at past funerals
A presidential funeral in the United States is a carefully orchestrated event, blending solemn traditions and heartfelt ...