IS THIS GUY SEROUS OR IS IT TODAY’S JOKE?

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

SELMA, Ala. (TND) — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland 
blasted legislation requiring voters to have a valid form of 
identification as
“discriminatory, burdensome and
unnecessary" Sunday.

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ROOSEVELT INAUGURATED ON THIS DAY IN 1933

Column: They tried to call FDR and the New Deal 'socialist' too. Here's how he responded - Los ...

On March 4, 1933, at the height of the Great Depression,
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was
inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States.

In his famous inaugural address, delivered outside the
east wing of the U.S. Capitol, Roosevelt outlined his
New Deal
”, an expansion of the federal government
as an instrument of employment opportunity and welfare
and told Americans that “the only thing we have to fear
is fear itself.”


 

New York Times OTD on Twitter: "The front page #OTD in 1933. Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in ...

FDR inaugurated to fourth term – Bowie News

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WE LOST A FUNNY MAN ON THIS DAY IN 1994

Who's Harry Crumb? (1989) - IMDb

Wagons East! (1994) - Peter Markle | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie

The comedic star John Candy died suddenly of a heart
attack on March 4, 1994, at the age of 43. At the time of
his death, he was living near Durango, Mexico, while
filming Wagons East, a Western comedy co-starring 
comedian Richard Lewis. Lewis died recently on
February 27th.

John Candy - taken on the set of the film 'Wagons East.' On March 4th, 1994 while the film was ...


1987

It's not just candy day for kids, but John Candy Day for all - Streeter

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WIN THE WAR WITH AN EXTRA HOUR

WWI Daylight Savings Time Promotional Poster 1918 by United Cigar Stores Co. : r/PropagandaPosters

WWI Daylight Savings Time Promotional
Poster 1918 by United Cigar Stores Co.

 Daylight Savings - Springs Lighthouse

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INVENTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1847

10 Things You May Not Know About Alexander Graham Bell - History Lists
Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922)

Bell was a Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor,
scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting
the first practical
telephone. He also co-founded the
American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T)
in 1885.

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Bell at the opening of the long-distance line
from New York to Chicago in 1892.

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Melville House, the Bells’ first home in North America, now
a
National Historic Site of Canada.

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Bell statue by A. E. Cleeve Horne in front of the Bell
Telephone Building of Brantford,
Ontario.

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