This Month's Issue:
An Urban Look by Robert Whaley
Today by John Smith
American Music by John Ramirez
Editorial Cartoons from Rachel Madej & Sudi
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This Month in History:
On March 17, 1947 1947 Truman Doctrine: (cold) war on international Communism.
In a speech to a joint session of the US Congress, President Harry S. Truman [08 May 1884 – 26 Dec 1972] asks for US assistance for Greece and Turkey to forestall communist domination of the two nations. Historians have often cited Truman's address, which came to be known as the Truman Doctrine, as the official declaration of the Cold War
On March 13, 18681868 Impeachment trial of US President Johnson begins
Under the direction of US Supreme Court Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, the US Senate trial of President Andrew Johnson, the first president to ever be impeached, begins in Washington, D.C. At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861,
Andrew Johnson, a senator from Tennessee, was the only US senator from a seceding state who remained loyal to the Union. Johnson's political career was built on his defense of the interests of poor white Southerners against the landed classes; of his decision to oppose secession, he said, "Damn the negroes; I am fighting those traitorous aristocrats, their masters." For his loyalty, President Abraham Lincoln appointed him military governor of Tennessee in 1862, and in 1864 Johnson was elected vice president of the United States.
Editor's Notes:
Spring is around the corner, so why not get ready for the new season with great articles on today’s current events. From the inner city to international forum, we have it for you in this issue. Please make a special effort to read John Ramirez’s piece on New Wave’s bad boys Devo. As always please visit our bulletin board if you have any announcements or if you want to post articles or thoughts of your own. The radio station is just a click away so you can listen as you read the articles, and every Monday at 7pm we hold our chatroom event with cartoonist Rachel Madej.
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