Supreme Court struck down ban on violent video games five years ago
It was five years ago when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a ban on violent video games, citing the protections of free speech with Justice Scalia shocking conservatives by siding with the liberal leaning judges. The More...
Hillary Clinton on annivesary of the Emancipation Proclamation, ‘racism is far from over’
Hillary Clinton released the following statement on Juneteenth Independence Day, recognized as the historical end of slavery, and a day of national celebration: Confederate flag cake from a Virginia baker photo/ More...
National History Day Offers Students Hands-On Education
Each year National History Day gives students the opportunity to discover more about the past in ways that are thoroughly modern. Students from around the world are invited to take part in National History Day contests, More...
Lane Garrison previews ‘Roots’ his role as a Confederate racist, praises cast
The History Channel is bringing back the epic tale of Alex Haley’s Roots with a new, four-night miniseries. Actor Lane Garrison talked with Dispatch Radio about the show and his role as one of the Confederate More...
Jonathan Morgan, 8-year-old, sues school after ban on “God”, “Jesus” & “Merry Christmas”
UPDATE: Five years later and elementary school students still have limited free speech because the administrations have immunity. The Supreme Court refused to hear the case and now the schools seem more extreme More...
Bryan Cranston in ‘The Infiltrator’ reveals Robert Mazur story, taking down the Pablo Escobar drug cartel
In the upcoming film The Infiltrator, Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, Godzilla, Trumbo) plays real life undercover Federal agent Robert Mazur who infiltrates the globe’s most powerful cartels, including Pablo Escobar’s, More...
Will Beinbrink interview, talks ‘I Saw the Light’ Tom Hiddleston, ‘Free State of Jones’
Tom Hiddleston transformed into Hank Williams for the biopic I Saw the Light and Will Beinbrink reflected on the film, working with the Marvel star and his role as Jim Denny during his interview on Dispatch Radio. “It More...
President Obama promises ‘no boots on the ground’ in Syria, war with Islamic State
Since 2013, President Obama has repeatedly vowed that there would be no “boots on the ground” in Syria, according to a list published by USA Today. Contradicting this stance, White House press secretary More...
Owain Yeoman talks Benedict Arnold, ‘Turn Washington Spies’
Just ahead of the premiere of Turn: Washington’s Spies third season on AMC, Owain Yeoman talked about returning as Benedict Arnold during an interview with Media Mikes. Parallels to the 2016 election are drawn More...
Gene Klein reflects on Holocaust, life as refugee
Gene Klein (with his daughter Jill Klein, PhD, author of We Got the Water: Tracing My Family’s Path Through the Holocaust) The journey of a refugee is never forgotten. The sense of danger just behind, of hope More...
Science Channel confirms ‘Secret Space Escapes’ to air in November
What’s it like to leave earth to explore the unknown? How does it feel to be in space? What happens when you’re in space and something goes terribly wrong? Science Channel’s SECRET SPACE ESCAPES reveals terrifying More...
Five star film reviews: 40th Anniversary of ‘Jaws’ proves it’s timeless
While fans flocked to the theaters for Jurassic World and Inside Out, Steven Spielberg’s classic film Jaws celebrated its 40th anniversary thanks to a special screening courtesy of Fathom Events and TCM. Nearly More...
New Zealand’s Anzac Day Is Akin To America’s Memorial Day Celebration
Celebrating Anzac Day in New Zealand is akin to celebrating Memorial Day in America. The celebration is an annual event for the quaint village of Tinui, New Zealand, situated east of Masterton and populated by 25 More...
This Day in History: 70 years ago US soldiers liberated Manila
What is commonly known as the Battle of Manila, the liberation of Manila during the Second World War occurred on this day in 1945. General Douglas MacArthur declared victory ending almost three years of Japanese More...
This Day in History: Bobby Knight loses cool, throws chair
The great coaching career of Bobby Knight was tainted on this day, Feb. 23 thirty years ago when he his temper tantrum resulted in throwing a chair. Just weeks ahead of the NCAA tournament, Knight’s Indiana More...
Karl Marx publishes ‘The Communist Manifesto’ on this day, 1848
On February 21, 1848, The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx with the assistance of Friedrich Engels, is published in London by a group of German-born revolutionary socialists known as the Communist League. This More...
Seventy years ago US Marines invade Iwo Jima
On this day in 1945, Operation Detachment, the U.S. Marines’ invasion of Iwo Jima, is launched. This five-week battle comprised some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting of the War in the Pacific of World More...
Remembering the greatness of ‘The Godfather’ and ‘The Godfather part II’
The Godfather: Parts I and II was an unfavorable commentary on American society.The chronicle of the Corleones isn’t just an unflattering look at the Mafia; it’s also a commentary on the disappearance More...
This Day in History: Mark Twain publishes ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”
On this day in 1885, Mark Twain publishes his famous, and arguably, his most controversial, novel: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain first introduced Huck Finn as the best friend of Tom Sawyer, hero of More...
The ‘First Trial of the Century’ begins on this Day in History
The assassination of former Idaho governor Frank Steunenberg led to the illegal arrest and transportation of three Union leaders, Bill Hayward, Charles Moyer, and George Pettibone, and began the stories “First More...
