Biden replaces Trump’s Andrew Jackson portrait with Ben Franklin
Updated Jan 25, 2021;
Posted Jan 25, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump, beneath a portrait of populist President Andrew Jackson, speaks before the swearing-in of Rex Tillerson as 69th secretary of state in the Oval Office of the White House on February 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. Tillerson was confirmed by the Senate earlier in the day in a 56-43 vote. (Photo by Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)Getty Images
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By Norman Stockwell Progressive Media Project (TNS) and Tribune Media Services
One of Donald Trump’s first acts on moving into the White House in January 2017 was to hang a portrait of Andrew Jackson, the former U.S. president and known racist, in the Oval Office.
When the old Mesa post office opened more than 83 years ago downtown amid the depths of the Depression, it was a sign that a remote desert outpost had arrived as a growing city.
Because the city had 6,000 residents, the federal government deemed Mesa worthy of its first post office â and first federal building â rather than a contract station inside a general store or a drug store, explained longtime Mesa historic preservationist Vic Linoff.
Now the mothballed building is getting a new lease on life as an 8,000-square foot meeting space that can be divided into two rooms and used for community events, wedding receptions and other events.
The film of Hannah’s much-loved novel
The Nightingale (published in 43 languages), starring Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning, is slated for December 2021, and Netflix is releasing a 10-part series based on
Firefly Lane in early February 2021.
The Great Alone has also been optioned for the screen.
Kristin’s work touches millions of people.
Firefly Lane became a runaway bestseller in 2009, a touchstone novel that brought women together, and
The Nightingale, in 2015, was voted a best book of the year by Amazon, Buzzfeed, iTunes,
Library Journal,
Wall Street Journal and
The Week. Additionally, the novel won the coveted Goodreads and People’s Choice Awards. The audiobook of
By Bola A. Akinterinwa
United States used to be an important country for various reasons in international relations until the election of Mr. Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States on January 20, 2016. Before 2016, the United States fought a civil war in 1861-1865 in defence of self-determination in international politics. In this regard, the United States made life very difficult for colonial masters, especially the United Kingdom and France in their desire to continue to sustain colonialism. In fact, the role of the United States in seeking to stop colonialism and promoting the principle of self-determination for dependent territories. The Gambia, in particular, was noteworthy.
50 Famous Quotes and the Surprising Writers Behind Them
By Alexander Raeburn, Stacker News
On 1/23/21 at 11:00 AM EST
The modern world of enhanced brevity and rapidly consumed content is full of quotes by inspirational thinkers, leaders, artists, and, perhaps most notably, writers. Memorable quotes are ubiquitous on social media feeds, often referenced by politicians, and are plastered across any variety of merchandise, painted signs, and greeting cards.
Stacker put together a list of 50 famous quotes and the writers who coined them using data gathered from Goodreads, newspapers, magazines, book and poetry foundations, and author websites.
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Many of these quotes have become part of a common language. Others may be trickier to place. Some of the most popular quotes, which get repeatedly splashed around social media, are incorrectly assigned to the wrong person; others are completely inaccurate altogether.