Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Richard Neal accused the Trump administration of an “ostensible attempt to mask an unconstitutional export tax as a national security tariff action—benefiting both Nvidia and the Chinese government.” A pair of leading congressional Democrats on Thursday launched an investigation into what they described as an illegal “scheme” by the Trump […]
On November 13th 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated on the National Mall, culminating a week-long celebration of Vietnam Veterans. The simple V-shaped memorial is made of reflective black granite and lists the names of all 57,939 service members who died in the Vietnam War. The memorial, which was designed by Maya Lin, […]
On November 13th 1922, Austin E. Cap Lathrop Began construction on the Alaska Moving Picture studio, a 7000 square foot motion picture studio near the end of 3rd Ave in downtown Anchorage. Lathrop had formed the Alaska Moving Picture Corporation earlier that year; this new studio was central to the corporation and was initially utilized […]