Pistons fire head coach 1 year after giving him richest deal in NBA history
A little over a year ago, the Detroit Pistons made Monty Williams the richest head coach in NBA history, signing him to a six-year, $78.5 million contract. Now the team is searching for someone to replace him. The Pistons fired Williams on Wednesday after finishing with an NBA-worst 14-68 record and a record-tying 28-game losing […]
Boeing crash victims’ families push DOJ to fine company $24 billion for ‘deadliest corporate crime in US history’
Families who lost loved ones in the two Boeing crashes in 2018 and 2019 Request to Federal Prosecutor It plans to launch “aggressive criminal prosecutions” against the aircraft maker on Wednesday. The Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted the company in 2021 on charges of conspiring to defraud the United States after the crashes of Lion […]
Farage Says People’s Army Changing the Course of British History
Brexit leader Nigel Farage told a packed rally in Clacton on Tuesday night that it was time to combine tradition with radicalism, urging people to respect Britain’s history and culture while saving the country with major reforms. Eminem took the stage to sing the song, which became the theme song for his election campaign, and […]
College History Textbooks Spread Misinformation About the Great Depression
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes The Great Depression was the most significant macroeconomic event of the past century, but don’t expect to find an accurate portrayal of its causes in your college history classroom. The most commonly assigned college-level US history textbooks contain obsolete and economically erroneous explanations of the 1929 stock market crash and […]
Actor Morgan Freeman derides Black History Month: ‘My history is American history’
Actor Morgan Freeman has once again criticized the notion of Black History Month. “I detest it,” says the 87-year-old actor. He told Variety Saturday“Just the thought of it. You’re going to give me the shortest month of the year? And celebrate MY history?! Just the thought makes my teeth churn. This isn’t right.” Freeman added, […]
The Mavericks’ Game 4 showed a blueprint that could allow them to make history against the Celtics
After the Dallas Mavericks’ disappointing Game 3 loss to the Boston Cardinals, Celtics On Wednesday, players and coaches uttered the usual platitudes and clichés, and the theme was universal: The series isn’t over, so let’s take it one game at a time. That’s nothing shocking, and it’s a semi-clichéd sentiment and state of mind shared […]
Who is Bessie Coleman? Story of the first Black female pilot in history
Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman to earn a pilot’s license. Coleman, whose nicknames included “Brave Bessie” and “Queen Bessie,” spent her life teaching others about aviation, performing in air shows and encouraging others, especially African-Americans and women, to follow their dreams. Coleman’s life was tragically cut short in a flying accident on April […]
Elise Stefanik: Biden has created the ‘most catastrophic’ border crisis in American history
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., discusses President Biden’s handling of the border crisis on ‘Life, Liberty & Levin.’ #foxnews … source
Christian Moore makes Men’s College World Series history in Tennessee-Florida State
Friday night’s Men’s College World Series game between the Tennessee Volunteers and Florida State Seminoles is still to be decided. But one player has already made history. Tennessee infielder Christian Moore hit for the cycle in the game, becoming the first player to accomplish the feat since Jerry Kindall. Hit for the cycle in 1956. […]
Jill Biden says husband is ‘one of the most effective presidents’ in modern history ‘because of’ his age
First Lady Jill Biden launched a seniors’ Biden-Harris campaign on Thursday, arguing that President Biden’s age is an asset, not a liability. “This election is certainly not about age,” the first lady said at a campaign event in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Pickleball and Bingo Night To stimulate voting among older voters. “Joe and that guy […]