Almanac for June 23, 2026
Today is Tuesday, June 23, the 174th day of 2026. There are 191 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1972, President Richard Nixon signed into law the Education Amendments of 1972, including Title IX, which barred discrimination on the basis of sex for “any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” Also on this date: In 1888, abolitionist Frederick Douglass received one vote from the Kentucky delegation at the Republican convention in Chicago, making him the first Black candidate to have his name placed in nomination for U.S. president. In ...
Almanac for June 22, 2026
Today is Monday, June 22, the 173rd day of 2026. There are 192 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1938, in a rematch that bore the weight of both geopolitical symbolism and African American representation, American Joe Louis knocked out German Max Schmeling in just two minutes and four seconds to retain his heavyweight boxing title in front of 70,000 spectators at New York’s Yankee Stadium. Also on this date: In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated for a second time as Emperor of the French. In 1941, Nazi Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, a massive and ultimately ...
Pressure building for UK leader Starmer to resign
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a career-defining decision: step down or fight a possible challenge from Labour Party rival Andy Burnham. Starmer has publicly vowed to stay in office, but pressure is building as more and more Labour Party colleagues conclude that ...
A republic or an empire?
The Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776, embraces two value sets. The first is natural rights, and the second is limited government. After 250 years, neither value has survived, and the opposite of each currently prevails in America. Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration in three ...
Prison workers worth money being paid — and then some
There are few professions that are inherently more stressful, grueling, and, indeed, dangerous than that of a modern-day prison guard. The people employed by the Michigan Department of Corrections every day face a mixed bag of murderers, rapists and thieves. The inevitable result is terrible wear and tear on these workers with symptoms of alcoholism that can sometimes reach 20% of the workforce — and that’s according to the MDOC itself. One recent study found that nearly 1 in 4 of all MDOC workers met the criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder while 47% screened positive for ...