America’s designs on annexing Canada have a long history − and record of political failures
Trump is not the first American leader to dream of northern expansion. History suggests these designs reveal simmering divisions inside the United States.
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How a Stuffed Animal Named Billy Possum Tried—and Failed—to Replace the Teddy Bear as America’s National Toy
In 1909, wealthy widow Susie W. Allgood marketed a plush marsupial inspired by President William Howard Taft. But children ...
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The way Dwight D. Eisenhower coped with stress could kill anyone
Underneath that genial veneer, whether it’s as a U.S. Army general or as the Leader of the Free World, Eisenhower was ...
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A presidential tradition: Retired teacher, and now bus driver, Greg Lewis, brings back his presidential portrayals
It was Greg Lewis, a retired teacher and long-time social studies department chairman at Columbus East High School. He had portrayed a U.S. president for 24 years straight beginning in 1997, ...
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The Law’s Trump-Size Hole Is Suddenly Exposed
The judicial system has started to rule against the administration’s decimation of the civil service. If only it could ...