Remembering the Great American Jackalope
In the late 1970s, the American jackalope was a mythical creature that scared and thrilled us all.
Income Tax: Whose Idea Was It?
In 2024, Americans will pay a federal income tax that ranges from 10%-37% of one’s income. This is a continuation of a federal income tax tradition that started about 160 years ago at the beginning of the Civil War.
The Madoff Scheme
On June 29, 2009, Federal Judge Denny Chin sentence Bernard (Bernie) L. Madoff to 150 years in prison for the orchestration of history’s largest Ponzi scheme. Over about 20 years, Madoff had swindled approximately $65 billion from almost 41,000 people.
The Stonewall Uprising
The year is 1969. In Greenwich Village, on Christopher Street, sits a dingy, Mafia-owned bar serving bootlegged liquor in dirty glasses. Though the Stonewall Inn may not have looked like a haven, it was, in fact, a safe place for a large group of marginalized New Yorkers.
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Great Quotes in History
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