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- Why President Harry Truman Didn’t Like J. Robert Oppenheimer https://www.biography.com/political-figures/a44361438/why-harry-truman-didnt-like-oppenheimer-atomic-bombs 306 comments history
- [OC] The Future of an Illusion: can the Washington Wizards make a playoff berth magically appear this year? https://www.biography.com/scholar/sigmund-freud 9 comments nba
- [OC] The Future of an Illusion: can the Sacramento Kings' playoff push actually work? https://www.biography.com/scholar/sigmund-freud 10 comments nba
- 15 years ago today, we lost one of the greats. Throw back a shot of Wild Turkey, and read some Hunter S. Thompson today. https://www.biography.com/writer/hunter-s-thompson 29 comments books
- On this day in 1793, Louis XVI of France was executed by guillotine after being found guilty of treason by the French National Convention https://www.biography.com/royalty/louis-xvi 75 comments europe
- Today is the 77th Birthday of Guion Bluford, the first African-American to enter space! https://www.biography.com/astronaut/guion-s-bluford 231 comments space
- Barbara Morgan was the back-up to Christa McAuliffe in the "Teacher in Space" program. After McAuliffe perished in the Challenger disaster, Morgan was inspired to become an astronaut and was eventually selected in 1998. Morgan fulfilled McAuliffe's mission aboard STS-118 in 2007. https://www.biography.com/people/barbara-morgan-241439 22 comments space
- Poker Trivia: Do you know who Wild Bill Hickok was? https://www.biography.com/people/wild-bill-hickok-40262 11 comments poker
- On this day in 1899, E. B. White (author of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little) was born. https://www.biography.com/people/eb-white-9529308 7 comments books
- Helen Keller runs replays for mlb https://www.biography.com/.image/ar_1:1%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_face%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_300/mtqzmza0njqzotk1mjq4mjaw/helen-keller_gettyimages-3245927jpg.jpg 4 comments baseball
- Random Driver Highlight #20 -- Eppie Wietzes https://www.biography.com/.image/t_share/MTQyNTEyMzU5MTYyNzgzMDQ3/tom-jones-gettyimages-501633856_1600jpg.jpg 8 comments formula1
- Attila the Hun, born in modern day Hungary, murdered his brother to become the sole rules of the Huns. He claimed to the sword of Mars (God of War), as he devastating lands from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, and inspiring fear throughout the late Roman Empire. https://www.biography.com/people/attila-the-hun-9191831 15 comments history
- What does Kurt Vonnegut mean by 'poet's lips?' https://www.biography.com/.image/t_share/MTIwNjA4NjM0MjAzNDQwNjUy/lord-byron-21124525-1-402.png 4 comments books
- "One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors" -Plato http://www.biography.com/people/hillary-clinton-9251306 6 comments politics
- The First Woman to Run For President of the US http://www.biography.com/people/victoria-woodhull-9536447 3 comments history
- Bob Marley (1945–1981) http://www.biography.com/people/bob-marley-9399524 3 comments history
- Just finished The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.. Carson McCullers' bio equally as heart-wrenching http://www.biography.com/people/carson-mccullers-9391402 4 comments books
- TIL In the 1999-2000 season, Kurt Warner was the last league MVP to win the Superbowl during his MVP season http://www.biography.com/people/kurt-warner-519490 77 comments nfl
- TIL In Gretzky's final year of peewee hockey he scored an improbable 378 goals http://www.biography.com/people/wayne-gretzky-9320468 253 comments hockey
- Remembering Pat Tillman, Arizona Cardinal that left his Professional Career for the United States Army. http://www.biography.com/imported/images/biography/images/profiles/t/pat-tillman-197041-1-402.jpg 83 comments nfl
- 116 Years ago today (May 26, 1897) Bram Stoker published *Dracula* http://www.biography.com/people/bram-stoker-9495731 63 comments books
- TIL Lou Gerhig's original name. http://www.biography.com/articles/lou-gehrig-9308266 4 comments baseball