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Home→Published 2013 → October

Monthly Archives: October 2013

Racking ’em up at the Supreme Court

Posted on Monday, 7 October 2013 by Mark ThomasOctober 7, 2013

The Roberts Supreme Court Pool sharks are portrayed on film much more often than Chief Justices. Perhaps the game of chance involving billiard balls is more familiar to the general public than legal concepts described in Latin. For my money, … Continue reading →

Posted in Government | Tagged Chief Justice John Roberts, Supreme Court

Favorite Sputnik moments in the age of education reform

Posted on Friday, 4 October 2013 by Mark ThomasJuly 28, 2020

Sputnik moments On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first manned space satellite, Sputnik 1. Though then President Dwight Eisenhower knew well in advance of the impending event, his calculations as to the American public’s response to Sputnik … Continue reading →

Posted in Exploration, Government | Tagged cold war, education, space race, Sputnik
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