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Take a look inside Franklin D. Roosevelt's 21,000-square-foot mansion where he entertained royals and world leaders
Widely regarded as one of the most influential US presidents, Roosevelt was elected in 1932 and led…
Talia Lakritz
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Moderate Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger says Americans didn't elect Biden to be FDR
On Saturday, President Biden was asked about Spanberger's comments, which elicited a smile from the…
John L. Dorman
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The US Navy's unluckiest ship almost killed a president, and things only got worse from there
Known to its crew as "Willie Dee," the destroyer was, with little doubt, the unluckiest ship in US …
Benjamin Brimelow
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A painting by Winston Churchill left in a closet for 15 years was just sold by Angelina Jolie for $11.5m record
UK PM painted the Moroccan scene for President Roosevelt in 1943. Brad Pitt bought it for $2.95m in…
Naina Bhardwaj
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Why Einstein wasn't part of the Manhattan Project even though he convinced President Roosevelt to build an atomic bomb
Einstein didn't join scientists like J. Robert Oppenheimer in the Manhattan Project. US officials w…
Sonam Sheth
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Bernie Sanders just released a powerful ad for his healthcare plan featuring Obama, John F. Kennedy, and Franklin Roosevelt
"So I ask you to work with us at the grassroots level," Sanders says in the nearly three-minute ad.…
Joe Perticone
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On This Day In 1939, Einstein Told President Roosevelt To Build A Nuke Before Hitler
Of course, the United States beat Germany, and the rest of the world, in acquiring nuclear weaponry…
Brian Jones
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Watch Out, Obama: Second Terms Have Been Tainted By Scandal
Will Obama continue or overcome the trend? Only time will tell. For now, here are eight cautionary …
Walter Hickey
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The Seven Most Legendary Moments In State Of The Union History
Sure, it will be historic in the sense that it's a grand speech from the President of the United St…
Paul Szoldra
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The True Story Of The Time The Government Printed A $100,000 Bill
But one time, the U.S. government actually got 1/10000000th of the way there — by printing a $100,0…
Rob Wile
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Jimmy Kimmel Pranks Pedestrians By Convincing Them Franklin D. Roosevelt Died Monday
"There are a lot of presidents who we don't know much about so we sent a camera crew out to Hollywo…
Aly Weisman
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15 Teddy Roosevelt quotes on courage, leadership, and success
Born to a wealthy Manhattan family in 1858, Roosevelt grew up both sickly and pampered, but decided…
Drake Baer,Richard Feloni
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Here's what President Roosevelt said to his Cabinet after the attack on Pearl Harbor
The Cabinet members, including Roosevelt and Hull, resolved to ask Congress to declare a state of w…
Jeremy Berke
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Einstein's 1939 letter, warning of atomic weapons, just sold at auction for $3.9 million
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen bought a copy of Einstein's infamous 1939 letter to Roosevelt in 20…
Jenny McGrath
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President Biden says best way forward is to pass torch to new generation, saving US democracy in people's hands
US President Joe Biden emphasised that he has decided to pass the torch to a new generation, adding…
ANI
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Unravelling the virality of death hoaxes—featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Lata Mangeshkar and now Shreyas Talpade
From fake rumours of Amitabh Bachchan dying in a car crash to Lata Mangeshkar tweeting to confirm s…
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New Yorkers planted a tiny forest in a spot where the city used to warehouse prisoners and smallpox patients
The pocket forest has 1,500 plants on just 4,000 square feet of park land and is designed to promot…
Eliza Relman
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Social Security won't save you
Baby boomers who struggled to save for retirement say that relying on Social Security doesn't cut i…
Juliana Kaplan,Noah Sheidlower,Allie Kelly
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Forget free cash, there's an even more American way to help people get ahead
Basic income programs continue to ripple across the US. But some experts say there's a policy that'…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A national shortage of construction workers is driving high home prices. The industry is struggling to fill the gap.
A major shortage of construction workers is bad news for homebuyers and infrastructure projects.