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1 day ago · Today’s Highlight in History: On May 26, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. On this date: In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln ...
1 day ago · In the 1950s, Belafonte was a supporter of the African American Students Foundation, which gave a grant to Barack Obama Sr., the late father of 44th U.S. president Barack Obama, to study at the University of Hawaii in 1959. In 2011, Belafonte commented on the Obama administration and the role that popular opinion played in shaping its policies ...
6 hours ago · More recently, as the survivors of the atomic bombings—the hibakusha—age and pass away, there has been increased urgency to preserve their memories and ensure the lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are transmitted to younger generations.[^19] In 2016, Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, calling for a ...
6 hours ago · Ronald Wilson Reagan ( / ˈreɪɡən / RAY-gən; February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, his presidency constituted the Reagan era, and he is considered one of the most prominent conservative figures in ...
6 hours ago · Yemen (/ ˈ j ɛ m ən / ⓘ; Arabic: ٱلْيَمَنْ, romanized: al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen, is a sovereign state in West Asia. Located in the southern Arabian Peninsula, it borders Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to the northeast, and the Indian Ocean to the south, sharing maritime borders with Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia across the Horn of Africa.
