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Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal ...
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Trump's 2nd inauguration will likely be coldest since 1985, here's the forecast
The warmest presidential inauguration was for President Ronald Reagan’s first term on January ... which claimed his life a month later on April 4. His 32 days in office remain the shortest ...
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The 25 Best Books About (And By) First Ladies
The first half of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis dives into her early life and marriage ... Karen Tumulty offers a definitive biography of Nancy Reagan, wife to Ronald Reagan, tracing her ...
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President Trump’s inauguration: A revival of the city on the hill?
Photo: Alamy In President Ronald Reagan’s farewell address to the nation, he said, “I’ve thought a bit of the shining city ...
1985 was the last time an inauguration was indoors. Ronald and Nancy Reagan felt they had no choice
That's what White House press secretary Larry Speakes told reporters on Jan. 18, 1985, after the Republican president and ...
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Ronald Reagan paved the way for Trump 2.0
But the conditions that enabled his return to power have been decades in the making, beginning with policies first introduced by President Ronald Reagan. After the tear gas dispersed and the ...
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Washington’s Reagan National Airport working on problem with heating system
Days before bitter cold descends on the nation’s capital for the inauguration of Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has a problem with its heating system in the terminal.
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Reagan Once Said, 'We Should Measure Welfare's Success by How Many People Leave Welfare'?
For years, internet users have shared a quote about how to measure the success of welfare programs, attributing the words to Ronald Reagan, the former U.S. president and California governor.
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Trump’s inauguration weather could be below 21°—the coldest since Ronald Reagan’s
President-elect Trump, who takes office Monday, will see his swearing-in ceremony in Washington hit by freezing temperatures and winds of up to 30 miles per hour ...
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Reagan’s 1985 inauguration, among the coldest, was also held indoors
A drummer from Minnesota was ready for a frigid inauguration in 1985. He sprayed antifreeze on his snare before an outdoor parade rehearsal. But the polar express that blasted into Washington for ...
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1985 was the last time an inauguration was indoors. Ronald and Nancy Reagan felt they had no choice
Ronald and Nancy Reagan were disappointed. That’s what White House press secretary Larry Speakes told reporters on Jan. 18, 1985, after the Republican president and first lady decided to hold ...
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An Arctic blast will give Trump the coldest inauguration in 40 years
It will likely be the coldest Inauguration Day since President Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration ... Temperatures will be in the upper teens for the early evening kickoff and fall several ...