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On June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after claiming victory in California's Democratic presidential primary at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles; assassin Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was arrested at the scene.

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Richard M. Nixon (1913-1994) earned a presidential salary of $200,000 per year while serving as the 37th president of the United States from 1…

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In 1794, Congress passed the Neutrality Act, which prohibited Americans from taking part in any military action against a country that was at …

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Richard M. Nixon (1913-1994) earned a presidential salary of $200,000 per year while serving as the 37th president of the United States from 1…

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In 1778, the United States won official recognition from France with the signing of a Treaty of Alliance in Paris.

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A professed conservative reader wrote me a testy letter: "You write with a lot of anger about the treatment on cable of President Obama and, y…

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In 1884, Civil War hero Gen. William T. Sherman refused the Republican presidential nomination, saying, "I will not accept if nominated and wi…

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In 1884, Civil War hero Gen. William T. Sherman refused the Republican presidential nomination, saying, "I will not accept if nominated and wi…