“Only Nixon could go to China” is a metaphor for a person of an established reputation to defy all expectations by acting in a contrary fashion. That phrase was conceived this week in 1972. President Richard Nixon, an established cold […]
APRIL 1: CIGARETTE ADS BANNED Friday, April 1 — Broadcast advertising was confronted with a major downsizing on this date in 1970 as President Nixon signed a bill into law prohibiting cigarette advertising on the nation’s airwaves. The ban went […]
Today is Chinese New Year, marking the beginning of 4714, the year of the monkey in the Chinese Zodiac.
Obama To End Three More Wars: Vietnam and Cold War Finally Over, Civil War Next by Richard Brodsky Put aside ending the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. They weren’t so much divisive as the American people changed their mind, once the […]
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