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Incoming

The Truth About Why Lewis Strauss Wanted to Destroy Oppenheimer

Robert Downey Jr. won the 2024 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for portraying the controversial Atomic Energy Commission chairman in ‘Oppenheimer.’

By Laura Martin
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joe biden and neilia biden stand next to each other and smile, amy biden as a baby looks at the camera
The 46th President

The Tragic Car Accident that Killed Joe Biden’s First Wife and Daughter

The then-Senator-elect’s life was upended following when his wife Neilia Biden and their infant daughter died in December 1972.

U.S. Presidents

joe biden smiles at the camera while standing in front of a blurry american flag, he is wearing a navy suit, a white collared shirt, a royal blue tie, and an american flag pin on his lapel, he has a white pocket square in his breast pocket

Joe Biden

donald trump stands in front of several american flags that are out of focus in the background, he looks off camera to the right with a neutral expression on his face, he is wearing a navy blue suit jacket, white collared shirt and red tie

Donald Trump

barack obama smiles at the camera with his arms crossed, he is wearing a dark navy suit coat, white collared shirt, blue tied with white polka dots, and an american flag pin on his lap, behind him are sienna curtains, an american flag, and a flag with the presidential seal

Barack Obama

George Washington

George Washington

president abraham lincoln stares into the camera with a slight smile in this black and white photo, he wears a dark colored tuxedo

Abraham Lincoln

john f kennedy smiles at the camera, he wears a blue suit jacket, white collared shirt and blue and red striped tie

John F. Kennedy

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

ulysses s grant

Ulysses S. Grant

Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson

richard nixon

Richard Nixon

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

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Founding Fathers

After establishing our country, these men all went on to lead from the office of the presidency.
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Thomas Jefferson

John Adams circa 1790: John Adams (1735 - 1826) second president of the United States of America. (Photo by Stock Montage/Stock Montage/Getty Images)

John Adams

Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson

james madison

James Madison

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World Leaders

Gandhi’s 1948 Assassination Shocked the World

Gandhi’s 1948 Assassination Shocked the World

Nelson Mandela, delivering a speech in Afrikaans at the KKNK, Vryheid van Oudtshoorn

14 Inspiring Nelson Mandela Quotes

Winston Churchill

How Winston Churchill’s Cigar Habit Defined Him

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh at Kumasi Sports Stadium (Baba Yara Stadium) in Kumasi, during their Commonwealth Visit to Ghana, 16th November 1961

How Queen Elizabeth II's Controversial Trip to Ghana Changed the Future of the Commonwealth

Indira Gandhi Photo

7 Facts About Indira Gandhi

jesse jackson shaking supporters' hands

Jesse Jackson and 6 Black Politicians Who Ran for President of the United States

Barack Obama may have been the first Black president elected to the White House, but many tried before him.

Dictators

DAMASCUS, SYRIA - MAY 10: Syrian President Bashar Assad receives Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (unseen) May 10, 2010 in Damascus, Syria. Medvedev is on a two-day state visit and will hold talks focusing on the bilateral relationship between Syria and Russia, amongst other matters. (Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Bashar Assad

Bashar al-Assad

kim jong un of north korea

Kim Jong-un

Dominican Republic President Rafael Trujillo

Rafael Trujillo

joseph stalin

Joseph Stalin

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More Political Figures

vladimir putin

Vladimir Putin

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Peter the Great

Peter the Great

Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar

civil right icon john lewis in a navy suit

John Lewis

Paul Revere

Paul Revere

Squanto Photo

Squanto

Rasputin

Rasputin

Marquis de Lafayette

Marquis de Lafayette

Benedict Arnold

Benedict Arnold

Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand

Emilio Aguinaldo

Emilio Aguinaldo

a drawing of john adams, robert morris, alexander hamilton, and thomas jefferson gathered around a table with papers on it

The Founding Fathers: What Were They Really Like?

barnett frank

Barney Frank

harvey milk

Harvey Milk

tammy duckworth

Tammy Duckworth

hail caesar

Julius Caesar

shirley chisholm

10 of the First Black Women in Congress

kamala harris

Kamala Harris

representative deb haaland

Deb Haaland

madeleine albright

Madeleine Albright

nikki haley standing at a podium with her name on it and looking out into the audience

These Are the Major 2024 Presidential Candidates

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Hillary Clinton

indian prime minister indira gandhi

Indira Gandhi