In honor of Black History Month and Presidents Day, here are 6 accomplishments that Barack Obama was the first to achieve. Barack Obama is the first president born in Hawaii. Obama was the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. When Obama turned...
[caption id="attachment_3070" align="alignright" width="96" caption="Link opens in iTunes"] [/caption] Can this be the most technologically inclined administration in history? Yesterday, on the heels of Barack Obama delivering his first *real* tweet (sorry boys and...
"I intend to leave after my death a large fund for the promotion of the peace idea, but I am skeptical as to its results." -Alfred Nobel We've had nearly a week to consider the announcement that Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. In doing so, he became only...
I made a conscious decision to disconnect this past weekend because it was my high school reunion, so I didn't have a chance to ask this when I first heard, but do you think Barack Obama deserved the Nobel Peace Prize? Feel free to expound on your answer in the comments...
Ever since that fateful night in November 2008, conservatives have come out of the woodwork waving (or wearing) the flag, protesting the Obama administration, and professing their hatred for socialism. But what has gotten these folks so riled up? Obama has promised us...
Nickname: Land of Lincoln Date Ratified: December 3, 1818 (21st) Capital: Springfield [caption id="attachment_1994" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Illinois"] [/caption] Nearly 65% of Illinois' population lives in the northeastern corner of the state...
Nickname: The Aloha State Date Ratified: August 21, 1959 (50th) Capital: Honolulu [caption id="attachment_1777" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Hawaii"] [/caption] Hawaii is the most recent state to have joined the Union. In 1993, then president Bill...
via whitehouse.gov There has been some form of discussion on universal health care in the U.S. since 1915. FDR wanted to implement it as part of Social Security during the New Deal, but knew Americans weren't ready for it. His successor, Harry Truman tried to implement...
Image by radiospike photography via Flickr Those of you who go to bed early (or prefer Letterman) missed Barack Obama on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. This was the first time in history that a sitting President has appeared on a late-night TV show. Although Jay Leno...
