Archive for August 14th, 2024

LOOKING BACK AT “BACK TO THE FUTURE 2”

michael j fox stunt double
“Michael J. Fox (second from right) with his stunt doubles
on the set of Back To The Future 2 – 1989.”

Back to the Future 2 was groundbreaking, and it still resonates now

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ICE AGE TUSK DISCOVERED IN MISSISSIPPI

mammoth tusk in Mississippi

Eddie Templeton (pictured) found a portion of an Ice Age-
era elephant tusk exposed in a steep embankment while exploring in Madison County, Mississippi. (Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality).

mammoth tusk in Mississippi
Columbian mammoths (below) were larger than wooly mammoths that roamed the northern regions of North
America, growing up to 15 feet and weighing over 10
tons, according to the MDEQ. (Mississippi Department
of Environmental Quality)
FOX NEWS

A bull Columbian Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) and a herd of Pronghorns (Antilocapra americana ...

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PART OF THE FDR NEW DEAL SIGNED IN 1935

August 14, 1935: President Franklin Roosevelt Signs the Social Security Act | The Nation


President
Franklin D. Roosevelt (above) signed into law the Social Security  Act on August 14, 1935. Press photographers snapped
pictures a
s FDR, flanked by ranking members of Congress,
signed
into law
the historic act, which guaranteed an income for the unemployed  and retirees. FDR commended Congress for what he considered to be a “patriotic” act.   

        
         

FDR Quote on Social Security | Luther Gulick Memorandum re: … | Flickr

JFK + 50: FDR SIGNS SOCIAL SECURITY ACT OF 1935

        
        
       

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