When the first week of June as it relates to World War II is mentioned, most of the time the reference is to the D-Day Invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. This event was arguably the most significant event in the European Theater of the war. But an equally important event took place June […]
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The Golden Gate Bridge that connects San Francisco, California, with Marin County to the north was built from 1933 to 1937. Once upon a time it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 1.7 miles. It remains a major transportation segment for the San Francisco Bay Area drawing millions of commuters and tourists
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The United States Government is in debt—so deep in debt that it comes to approximately 117% of GDP. For the last fifty years, the annual deficit has averaged about 3.5% of GDP each year. However, the Congressional Budget Office has projected that this metric will rise to about 6.1% a year for the next decade.
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In March, 2022, a few weeks after Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine, Western countries began sanctioning the Russian economy. The sanctions were designed to hurt the Russian war machine and provide “severe and lasting economic costs” to the Russian population. A year after the initial impact of the sanctions, the Russian economy has not been crippled,
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During the 10th Century, a group of Vikings landed on Greenland and in time developed settlements there. About 400 years later they vanished from the island. No one outside of Greenland even knew that they were gone until 1721 when some missionaries arrived at the sites and found only the ruins of their settlements. Their
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If the politicians are asked this question, the democrats will complain that corporate power and inequality of wealth have geared the economy to benefit and protect the rich. Ask the republicans and they will contend that the entrepreneurial spirit has been stifled and the public debt is completely out of control. What then is the
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It’s that time of year again when spring is in full bloom, and the boys of summer begin to play ball. What’s new this year for the major leagues is a pitch clock. Designed to help move the game along, the pitch clock penalizes a pitcher for failing to deliver his pitch within a certain
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In the last several weeks a few regional banks in the U.S. have made headlines by facing a financial crisis. What has not yet made headlines are the number of other banks in the system that have major issues. All in all, it appears that the banking system is sound, but to what extent has
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In 1877, France colonized the land in southeast Asia now known as Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. With this occupation came Catholicism, Western Culture, and some economic growth and industrialization. It also brought about a movement of groups of the local population to seek a removal of these Western influences. Here is a timeline of pertinent
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In Ancient Rome in the year 68 A.D. the emperor Nero committed suicide. A civil war followed, and Titus Flavius Vespasianus rose to the top and became the emperor Vespasian. One of Nero’s generals, Vespasian was the first of a dynasty of three emperors including his two sons: Titus and Domitian. The rise of the
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