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Katharine Hepburn, circa 1940

June 29, 2003: Katharine Hepburn Dies June 29, 2003: Katharine Hepburn Dies

"She acquired a reputation upon the smallest of down payments and then, like the honest debtor she is, set about the unpleasant business of earning the fame she already enjoyed."

Jun 29, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

June 28, 1914: Gavrilo Princip Assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, Sparking World War I June 28, 1914: Gavrilo Princip Assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, Sparking World War I

"Governments cannot yield to terrorism."

Jun 28, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

US soldiers during the Korean War

June 27, 1950: President Truman Sends US Forces to Korea June 27, 1950: President Truman Sends US Forces to Korea

"The immediate task of suppling military aid falls on us, and there is no question that it will be discharged."

Jun 27, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

NATO exercise

NATO Ups the Ante in the Ukraine Crisis NATO Ups the Ante in the Ukraine Crisis

Placing troops and weaponry on Russia’s border will only heighten tensions in the region.

Jun 26, 2015 / James Carden

Uber Taxi

Could This Be the Biggest Blow Yet to Uber’s Business Model? Could This Be the Biggest Blow Yet to Uber’s Business Model?

Taxi drivers in the sharing economy are fighting to make inroads against labor exploitation.

Jun 26, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Female Kurdish Soldier

Are Leftist, Feminist Kurds About to Deliver the Coup de Grâce to ISIL in Syria? Are Leftist, Feminist Kurds About to Deliver the Coup de Grâce to ISIL in Syria?

We may very well see the faux caliph chased from his capital by feminist socialists.

Jun 26, 2015 / Juan Cole

Ted Cruz

What’s Next for the GOP After the Obamacare Ruling? What’s Next for the GOP After the Obamacare Ruling?

Republicans should probably be relieved at the outcome, but more trouble lies ahead.

Jun 26, 2015 / George Zornick

‘The Ghosts of 1937 Are Warning Us’

‘The Ghosts of 1937 Are Warning Us’ ‘The Ghosts of 1937 Are Warning Us’

The past feels dangerously present as deportation and silence devastate Haitian life in the Dominican Republic.

Jun 26, 2015 / Roberto Lovato

Delegates sign the UN Charter

June 26, 1945: The United Nations Charter Is Signed in San Francisco June 26, 1945: The United Nations Charter Is Signed in San Francisco

"What the people of the world profoundly desire is something which will not mirror their conflicts but resolve them, which will dispel their fears and satisfy their hopes."

Jun 26, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Michael Oren and the End of Liberal Zionism

Michael Oren and the End of Liberal Zionism Michael Oren and the End of Liberal Zionism

A former Israeli diplomat lashes out against American liberals, the latest demonstration that the Israeli right—not BDS—is liberal Zionism’s real enemy.

Jun 25, 2015 / Ali Gharib

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