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Trump's military parade is a US outlier in peacetime but parades and reviews have a long history

The military parade commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday will be a new spectacle for many Americans

The Independent UK

Today in Supreme Court History: May 26, 1868

5/26/1868: Senate acquitted President Andrew Johnson and adjourned as court of impeachment. Chief Justice Chase presided over that trial. Johnson… The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 26, 1868 appeared first on Reason.com.

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28 US Presidents When They Were Young

Most of us probably have a very vivid picture of how a US president looks. However, before men become the most powerful people in the free world, they are regular guys just like us. For example, Harry S. Truman was a timekeeper in the railway, while Andrew Johnson was a…

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Trump Says Birthright Citizenship Is Only 'About the Babies of Slaves.' Historical Evidence Says Otherwise.

The 1866 debate over birthright citizenship included a debate over immigration.

Reason

The US has pardoned insurrectionists twice before – and both times, years of violent racism followed

Donald Trump is the third U.S. president to pardon a large group of insurrectionists. His clemency toward those convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection – including seditious conspiracy and assaults on police officers – was different in key ways from the two previous efforts, by Andrew…

The Conversation

I asked ChatGPT, DeepSeek and other AI chatbots for 25 unusual facts about U.S. presidents for Presidents' Day

I asked 6 chatbots for 5 unusual facts about the history of the presidents in the United States and they came up with 25 unique facts.

Tom’s Guide

Can President Trump Appoint Himself Chairman of the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees?

There is no Incompatibility Clause problem. And so long as the position is uncompensated, there would be no problem with the Domestic Emoluments Clause.

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Rachel Maddow, help us through this

“More than ever,” Maddow said in her Monday night broadcast, “this is not a time to pretend this isn’t happening"

Salon

Four Presidents Who Boycotted Successors' Inaugurations

Learn about the tradition of attending successors' inaugurations and the rare instances of presidents boycotting them in American history.

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Trump Triumphs (Or How Joe Blew It)

Democrats didn’t just lose to a convicted felon. Biden handed him the blueprint for victory

The Walrus

Civilization 7 senior historian prays it'll be a 'gateway drug' into textbooks: 'I teach undergraduates in my other life, and my God, man, they don't read'

"I just want people to appreciate the world and the strangeness of the world," says Dr. Andrew Johnson.

PC Gamer

From Hunter Biden to Richard Nixon: Most controversial presidential pardons in history

President Joe Biden offered his son a sweeping pardon for all crimes that may have been committed between 2014 and 2024

The Independent UK

Comparing Trump's Pardon of Arpaio and Biden's Pardon of Biden

The more things change, the more things stay the same.

Reason

Sydney homes flooded after water pipeline bursts – as it happened

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Civilization 7 makers work with Shawnee to bring sincere representation of the tribe to the game

The chief of the Shawnee Tribe grew up playing video games, including hundreds of hours colonizing a distant planet in the 1999 title Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri

The Conversation

Trump’s second assassination attempt is shocking, but attempts on presidents’ lives are not rare in US history

Former President Donald Trump survived his second assassination attempt on Sept. 15, 2024, marking the latest chapter in a long history book. Presidential assassination attempts, whether successful or not, are fairly commonplace in American history.

The Guardian - US

Biden calls for supreme court changes and decries Trump immunity ruling

President calls immunity principle ‘dangerous’ in Austin speech, and proposes code of conduct and term limits

Reason

Biden's Race-Ending Debate Performance Was So Bad That It Eclipsed Trump's Flagrant Falsehoods

Voters should not dismiss the former president's utter disregard for the truth as a personal quirk or standard political practice.

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Biden pulls out of election: How rare is it for US presidents to withdraw?

Joe Biden is the first sitting president since 1968 to drop out of a US presidential race.

Salon

Why Joe Biden refuses to step aside

Presidents and other politicians used to resign or retire for the good of the country. What's changed?

The Guardian - US

Trump’s dangerous attacks on rule of law have US historical precedents

Past politicians tried to undermine democracy. They failed because Americans refused to tolerate their wrongdoing

Reason

Today in Supreme Court History: May 26, 1868

5/26/1868: Senate acquitted President Andrew Johnson and adjourned as court of impeachment. Chief Justice Chase presided over that trial. Johnson is one of four presidents that did not appoint any Supreme Court Justices. The others are William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, and Jimmy Carter.

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Manhunt episode 3 recap: Booth's Confederate dream

In Manhunt episode 3, Stanton and Booth are heading in opposite directions as the aftermath of Lincoln's death emboldens former Confederates.

Newcastle Herald

Knights' tribute to founding father Leigh Maughan must endure

'I hope the club's tribute is appropriate and ongoing.'

The Guardian - AU

‘Nearly a billion dollars’: BoM chief indicates cost of IT overhaul to staff after refusing to disclose to senators

Exclusive: January 2023 video shows Andrew Johnson detailing Robust project’s initial and ongoing costs, despite telling senators such details were bound by cabinet secrecy

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