John Harrington - Writer for 24/7 Wall St.
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In the years that followed the end of World War II, UFO sightings soared, and the U.S. government, concerned with national security, did its best to explain them away – weather balloons, other...
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Just as we seem to be putting the pandemic behind us, we’re getting hit with elevated levels of inflation and the possibility of a recession. Those headwinds might suppress the rekindled travel...
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The United States Military Academy was founded in 1802 at West Point, New York, a place chosen for its strategic importance because it overlooks the Hudson River. The academy is one of the oldest...
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Cars and movies have been inseparable since both industries began in the early 20th century. A heart-pounding chase scene, an iconic vehicle, or just the freedom cars represent can make a movie a...
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During Hollywood’s Golden Age, few actors were bigger than Humphrey Bogart. According to Rotten Tomatoes, Bogart starred or appeared in some 76 feature films, of which 24 had a score of 90% or...
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For marine archeologists and historians, few things are more thrilling than finding a long-lost shipwreck. Recently, they discovered the remains of U-111, a World War I German U-boat, at a depth of...
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Although it has officially declared war less than a dozen times, the the United States has involved in a great many conflicts for such a relatively young sovereign nation. The death toll of each war...
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With Labor Day behind us and the kids back in school, Halloween is coming up fast. People have begun decorating their homes with ghosts, goblins, tombstones, spider webs, witches, skeletons, and...
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Despite the relentless urbanization of the U.S., you can still get killed by an animal in America – though the odds that that will happen are much higher in some states than others. To...
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As Apollo 17 splashed down on Dec. 19, 1972, to complete its lunar mission, few people predicted that astronauts Eugene A. Cernan and Harrison H. Schmitt would be the last humans to set foot on the...
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The last several years have been difficult for the working people of America. Inflation is soaring at a pace not seen since the early 1980s, eating up wage increases. If they have a 401(k) or...
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The National Interagency Fire Center reported that as of Sept. 21, 51,606 fires have burned 6,815,741 acres in the United States, above the 10-year average. Wildfires have become a cause of...
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Hollywood has left America in stitches since silent films first flickered in the cinema screens more than 100 years ago. From slapstick to parody, from low brow to biting satire, movie mythmakers...
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Few bands have modified their image as successfully as Aerosmith. After starting out in Boston in 1970 as a hard-living, down-and-dirty group fronted by vocalist Steven Tyler, they evolved into a...
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