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War on drugs
Did you know that originally, the war on drugs began in June 1971 when US president Richard Nixon declared drug abuse to be “public enemy number one” and increased federal funding for drug-control ...
Royal did play a large role in Arkansas' hatred of the Horns. The Horns own a 56-23 record against the Razorbacks, and the ...
Texas’ move to the Southeastern Conference rekindled an old rivalry so intense that national championships hung in the ...
W. Bush became president in 1989, he was the first incumbent vice president to win his own term in 150 years. Richard M. Nixon (in 1960) came close but failed, as did Al Gore afterward. Other vice ...
Kamala Harris’ concession speech was not one of someone who intends to go away. She may return to presidential politics in 2028, following Richard Nixon’s model. Nixon, who lost to John Kennedy in ...
Like Jackson, Trump reshaped his party: In many ways, though, Trump more closely resembles Jackson than the scandal-plagued ...
Dr Robert Hamilton will deliver the talk about the disgraced US president Richard Nixon and the scandal that caused his downfall. Inverclyde Historical Society is hosting the event. The talk starts at ...
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The silent majority rises
America was becoming polarized, and Republicans were able time and again to call upon their silent majority to deliver them victory.
The Man in Black was never one for crumbling in front of authority figures. Back in 1970, Johnny Cash famously snubbed President Richard Nixon at a White House performance by saying he couldn’t ...
Kamala Harris took over the campaign from President Joe Biden, but she couldn’t escape his low approval numbers.
A loss, however painful, is not the end of the world. Every election result is provisional. There are multiple examples in ...
It's important that Democrats understand that Trump's winning margin was as tiny as his hands, because he will simply keep repeating the word "mandate" until Congress and the media are hypnotized into ...