All across America, Democrats and liberals constantly announce that Barack Obama is the John F. Kennedy of the 21st century. Certain individuals feel that both Kennedy and Obama are the types of politicians that can transcend politics to improve society ...
Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) formally endorsed presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) yesterday during a rally at American University, painting his colleague as the living incarnation of the ideals of his brother, John F. Kennedy, and of Martin ...
In 1265, Britain's House of Commons, which became a model for parliamentary bodies, met for the first time. In 1778, James Cook became the first European to step foot on the Hawaiian Islands. He called them the Sandwich Islands.
Originally published in Synapse on January 22, 2009.
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