What We Know About Mass School Shootings in the US – And the Gunmen Who Carry Them Out
The Columbine High School tragedy, which occurred in 1999, was a watershed point in American history, since it was the country’s deadliest mass shooting at…
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Why Gun Control Laws Don’t Pass Congress, Despite Majority Public Support and Repeated Outrage over Mass Shootings
With the May 2022 bloodshed in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, calls for Congress to adopt gun regulation have resurfaced. Since the 2012 tragedy…
Study Finds: People Who are Impatient and Risk-Tolerant are More Likely to Turn to Crime
There is general agreement that some persons are more likely than others to commit crimes due to societal and financial incentives. Nevertheless, given the same…
In 1869, Two Laborers Dug Up the So-Called Cardiff Giant
Two workmen were digging a well in 1869 when they came across an interesting chunk of stone three feet beneath the surface. Gideon Emmons and…
Russia Says Nyet, Sanctions Mark Zuckerberg, Linkedin’s Roslansky, VP Harris, and Other US Leaders
Following a slew of sanctions on Russia, Russian organizations, and Russian individuals in response to Russia’s aggressive war in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry has…
Biography of Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin (Russian Statesman, Army Officer, and Lover of Empress Catherine the Great)
Full name: Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tauricheski Date of birth: 11 October 1739 (N.S.) Place of birth: Chizhovo, Russian Empire Date of death: 16 October 1791…
Biography of Maximilien de Robespierre (French Lawyer and Statesman & One of the Most Influential Figures of the ‘French Revolution’)
Full name: Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre Date of birth: 6 May 1758 Place of birth: Arras, Artois, France Date of death: 28 July…
Biography of William Pitt the Younger (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
Full name: William Pitt Date of birth: 28 May 1759 Place of birth: Hayes, Kent, England Date of death: 23 January 1806 (aged 46) Place…
Biography of William Henry Harrison (9th President of the United States)
Full name: William Henry Harrison Date of birth: February 9, 1773 Place of birth: Charles City County, Virginia, British America Date of death: April 4,…
EU And UK Warn Musk over Free Speech Elon, There Are Rules
As Elon Musk prepares to take over Twitter, promising to “convert” it into a platform for free expression, the European Union (EU) and the United…
Biden Announces $6 Billion to Revive Dying Nuclear Power Plants
The Biden administration has offered $6 billion to rescue fusion power facilities around the country from shutdown as the US focuses on greener energy sources,…
Biography of Klemens von Metternich (Chancellor of the Austrian Empire)
Full name: Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Date of birth: 15 May 1773 Place of birth: Koblenz, Electorate of Trier Date of death: 11 June 1859…
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