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On this day in history, July 6, 1994, 'Forrest Gump' is released in theaters: 'One-of-a-kind treat'
AOL· 4 hours agoThe Oscar-winning film "Forrest Gump" was released in theaters on this day in history, July 6, 1994. An adaptation of the 1986 novel of the same name by author Winston Groom, the movie was a ...
Fantasy, frills and a pink fox: Playing dress up at Hong Kong Disneyland
CNN.com· 6 hours agoThere are a lot of princesses at Hong Kong Disneyland, but not the ones you think. LinaBell is the...
On This Day, July 4: Continental Congress adopts Declaration of Independence
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoIn 2006, North Korea test-launched seven ballistic missiles in what it called "routine military...
On this day in history, July 4, 1802, the U.S. Military Academy opens at West Point
AOL· 2 days agoThe United States Military Academy opened in West Point, New York, on this day in history, July 4, 1802 — after Henry Knox had the idea during the Revolutionary War.
Is Xenophobia on Chinese Social Media Teaching Real-World Hate?
New York Times· 2 days agoThe messages were alarming and infuriating in China, which Japan invaded during World War II. Except...
How The Onion’s founding editor finds humor in the dismal age of Trump
The Raw Story· 5 days agoAs the presidential rematch bounces between an edgy legal thriller and a Stephen King horror story, a good laugh is perhaps the best medicine. “Humor can’t exist in a state of fear, so we need it,” Dikkers told me.
'Paid in blood': How the loss of Supreme Court legitimacy can lead to political violence
The Raw Story· 5 days agoThe institutions of government imagined by the founders and their successors over the following...
A decade after Islamic State declared a caliphate, it's diminished but still lethal
Los Angeles Times· 6 days agoA decade after the Islamic State militant group declared its caliphate in large parts of Iraq and...