ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1862: First Legal Tender Act 1862 is passed by the US Congress, authorizing the United States note (greenback) into circulation, the first fiat paper money...
President Joe Biden has reinstated the sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline in response to “the beginning of a Russian invasion” of Ukraine. “Yesterday, after...
The White House backpedaled after drawing bipartisan criticism for its claim that Russia sending troops to disputed Ukrainian territory isn’t considered an invasion. Russian President Vladimir Putin officially...
The Biden administration’s National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, said the U.S. believes Russia is planning an “extremely violent” invasion of Ukraine. “We believe that any military...
President Joe Biden’s “sense” is that Russia will invade Ukraine “within the next several days,” as the timeline continues to shift amid ongoing tensions between the...
Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that he decided to withdraw some troops from the Ukraine border and was prepared to re-enter negotiations with the U.S. and...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…2003: An estimated 6-11 million people around the world take to the streets to protest against war with Iraq Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
National security adviser Jake Sullivan said that Russian military forces could invade Ukraine “any day now.” “Well, what I can tell you Martha is that we are in...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1969: United States population reaches 200 million State Department spokesperson Ned Price had a heated exchange with a reporter when pressed for...
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY…1840: American naval expedition under Charles Wilkes is first to identify Antarctica as a new continent The Pentagon confirmed that it put...