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This week in history: Jan. 15 to Jan. 21

January 15, 2026 Dan Reeves

Jan. 15 1559: Elizabeth I was crowned queen of England and Ireland at Westminster Abbey. 1929: Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta. 2009: US Airways Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger safely […]

This week in history: Nov. 20 to Nov. 26

November 20, 2025 Dan Reeves

Nov. 20 1910: Francisco Madero led a revolt against Mexican President Porfirio Díaz, marking the beginning of the decade-long Mexican Revolution. 1945: Twenty-two former Nazi officials went on trial for war crimes in Nuremberg, Germany; […]

This week in history: Nov. 6 to Nov. 12

November 6, 2025 Dan Reeves

Nov. 6 1860: Former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln of the Republican Party was elected president of the United States. 1861: An unopposed Jefferson Davis was elected to a six-year term as president of the Confederate […]

MOORE: Desperately seeking a pro-growth Democrat

August 8, 2025 Stephen Moore

The most recent Wall Street Journal political poll shows that Democrats have swerved into a deep ditch. Only three of 10 voters have a positive opinion of the Democratic Party, and that is the lowest […]

GINGRICH: The great space breakout

December 15, 2024 Newt Gingrich

President Donald J. Trump’s appointment of Jared Isaacman to lead NASA was a wonderful moment for those of us who believe in space. I began reading about space in 1957. I was in eighth grade […]

KENNEDY: Remarks prepared for delivery at the Trade Mart in Dallas, Texas ― November 22, 1963

November 22, 2022 President John F. Kennedy

This link between leadership and learning is indispensable in world affairs. Ignorance and misinformation can handicap the progress of a city or a company, but they can, if allowed to prevail in foreign policy, handicap […]