Did you know that the Purple Heart is America’s oldest military award? In 1782, although the Revolutionary War was basically over and peace talks were happening in Paris, Gen. George Washington needed a way to quell the talk of rebellion. Congress was running out of money after years of war against England. Troops were hungry […]
The names of other high-profile figures were also redacted, according to Bloomberg. Bloomberg reported on Friday that FBI officials earlier this year redacted the name of U.S. President Donald Trump from the agency’s files on late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Three unnamed sources confirmed to Bloomberg that the FBI had redacted the names of Trump and other prominent public figures […]
“The racism here is on steroids,” said one critic about Trump’s statements on immigrant farmworkers. President Donald Trump gave a lengthy interview to CNBC on Tuesday and critics quickly pounced on the president for telling a large number of false claims on topics ranging from monthly jobs numbers to the price of gas to international trade agreements. Toward the […]
The Coast Guard was established as the Revenue-Marine, Aug. 4, 1790, when President George Washington signed a bill drafted by Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, authorizing the construction of 10 cutters that would be part of the Treasury Department. The new fleet was used to clamp down on smuggling, resulting from the high tariffs the U.S. […]