There were dozens of ways to get an exemption by abusing one’s body. … The grandson of a Russian immigrant pushed his body to extreme limits by staying awake for over a week before taking his preinduction physical. He could have avoided the draft in easier ways, but he felt honor bound to use the same technique that his grandfather had used to avoid conscription in the Russian army.
The world’s most prominent actress risked her career by standing up to one of Hollywood’s mega-studios, proving that behind the beauty was also a very savvy businesswoman.
Rarely has the full story been told about how a famed botanist, a pioneering female journalist, and First Lady Helen Taft battled reluctant bureaucrats to bring Japanese cherry trees to Washington.
Often thought to have been a weak president, Carter was strong-willed in doing what he thought was right, regardless of expediency or the political fallout.
Why have thousands of U.S. banks failed over the years? The answers are in our history and politics.
In his Second Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln embodied leading in a time of polarization, political disagreement, and differing understandings of reality.