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As Britannica’s history of the United States characterizes sentiment in the country after the Dred Scott decision in 1857: By this point many Americans, North and South, had come to the conclusion that…
Military technology advanced at a breathtaking pace during World War I. Planes went from barely airworthy reconnaissance vehicles to high-speed weapons platforms with specialized roles (bombers and fighters). Tanks made…
Chico Marx (doing his best Groucho impersonation) is widely credited with coining the phrase, “Who ya gonna believe, me or your own eyes?” in the 1933 film Duck Soup. While this comic…
COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is caused by a virus known as SARS-CoV-2. Like other respiratory viruses, such as influenza viruses, SARS-CoV-2 is capable to mutating, giving rise to variants with…
New Zealand’s success in minimizing COVID-19 cases and deaths, which amounted to just over 1,500 cases and 20 deaths in early June, was attributed to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s decisive leadership—especially…
Under the Constitution (Article II, Section 1), the states have a board mandate to choose the electors to the Electoral College. By 1832 all states but one (Colorado in the early days…
