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6 hours ago · Personal details. John Quincy Adams ( / ˈkwɪnzi / ⓘ; [a] July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, politician, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States secretary of state from 1817 to 1825.
7 hours ago · NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of “Shampoo,” “The Last Detail” and other acclaimed films whose work on “Chinatown” became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, Towne died Monday surrounded by family at his home in Los Angeles, said publicist Carri ...
6 hours ago · July 2, 2024. Adobe Stock Illustration. by Dr. John E. Warren. Most African Americans know that the term “Jim Crow” represented the personification of segregation in America following Reconstruction as a means of reuniting a post Civil War America. The Jim Crow segregation laws represented the American version of the “separate but equal ...
6 hours ago · But to disagree with careful listening, empathy, respect, and independent thinking—it’s an essential part of life in a pluralistic democratic society. In this episode, legal scholar and author John Inazu joins Evan Rosa to talk about his new book, Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect.
22 minutes ago · Amazon Prime's upcoming action comedy movie, Jackpot!, stars Awkwafina and John Cena in a high-stakes lottery thriller. Directed by Paul Feig and written by Rob Yescombe, the film follows Katie, a ...
1 day ago · By JOHN WAWROW Newly relocated free agents Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault had big reasons to circle their calendars when the NHL released its full regular-season schedule on Tuesday. So ...
6 hours ago · John Curtice, one of the U.K.'s most highly-regarded polling experts, put the party's demise down to two irreparably damaging events in recent years. ... Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ...
