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U.S. Space Shuttle Docks With Russian Space Station – This Day in History
On June 29, 1995, the American space shuttle Atlantis achieved a milestone once thought unimaginable: it successfully docked with Russia’s...
U.S. Air Force Reports on Roswell – This Day in History
On June 24, 1997, the U.S. Air Force released a report attempting to explain one of the most enduring mysteries...
President Reagan Challenges Gorbachev to “Tear Down This Wall” – This Day in History
On June 12, 1987, standing before Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate, U.S. President Ronald Reagan delivered one of the most memorable...
Revisiting 1980s Rock Stars’ Embarrassing Record of Political Incompetence
Desperate to somehow remain culturally relevant, Bruce Springsteen continues his Captain Ahab-like obsession with President Trump, now to include an...
Astronaut Alan Shepard Becomes the First American in Space – This Day in History
On May 5, 1961, the United States took a bold step into the space age when Navy Commander Alan B....
Reagan’s “Time for Choosing” – Again
In October 1964, future President Ronald Reagan, a friend of William F. Buckley, was a 53-year-old conservative firebrand. He was...
End of the Iran Hostage Crisis – This Day in History
On January 20, 1981, the Iran Hostage Crisis—one of the most tense and televised diplomatic standoffs in modern U.S. history—finally...
President Truman Announces U.S. Has Developed Hydrogen Bomb – This Day in History
On January 7, 1953, in his final State of the Union address to Congress, President Harry S. Truman officially announced...
Ronald Reagan is Elected the 40th President – This Day in History
On November 4, 1980, the presidential election marked a seismic shift in American politics as Ronald Regan was elected the...
AMAC Book Club Announces November Pick: The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre
[Bohemia, NY] — [11/1/2025] — The AMAC Book Club is proud to announce its November 2025 selection: The Spy and...
The Battle of Inchon – This Day in History
On September 15, 1950, a dramatic and strategically daring amphibious operation changed the course of the Korean War: U.S. forces...
Ominous Historical Parallels in Russian Violation of Polish Airspace
As all attention was rightly turned to the tragic, horrifying assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk this week, the war...
JFK Delivered “We Choose to Go to the Moon” Speech – This Day in History
On September 12, 1962, President John F. Kennedy delivered one of the most stirring speeches of his presidency — the now‑legendary “We...
Remembering George Shultz, Ronald Reagan’s Secretary of State
At 100, we just lost George Shultz, Ronald Reagan’s even-tempered, sober-minded, and far-seeing Secretary of State, who helped end the...
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