Since June 14th marks Flag Day every year, it seemed like a good idea to take a look at the holiday as it was celebrated in New Jersey’s newspapers. Flag Day is celebrated in honor of the June 14, 1777…
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The Construction of the Lincoln Memorial
May 30th marks the 101-year anniversary of the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. While the structure is relatively young in the scheme of things, it is remarkable just how much of an impression it has left on…
The Trial of the Century: The Sentencing of Leopold and Loeb
99 years ago, on May 21, 1924, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb committed what they believed would be the “perfect crime.” The two teenagers, in a desire to commit a high-profile, unsolvable crime and inspired by Nietzsche’s concept of the…