Above is the original newscast by CBS News, led by Walter Cronkite, of the Roe vs. Wade decision from January 22, 1973. Syllabus SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES ——————————————————————————– 410 U.S. 113 Roe v. Wade APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS ——————————————————————————– No. 70-18 Argued: December 13, […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is convinced that a lone gunman wasn’t solely responsible for the assassination of his uncle, President John F. Kennedy, and said his father believed the Warren Commission report was a “shoddy piece of craftsmanship.” Kennedy and his sister, Rory, spoke about their family Friday night while being interviewed in front of […]
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a time when the world stood at the brink of Armageddon for 13 days. Those 13 days spanned from October 16 to 28, 1962, but that crisis had its beginning on October 14, 1962, when a United States Air Force U-2 spy plane captured […]