A Rhode Island judge handed an unnamed driver the nation's first jail sentence for speeding in August 1904, for the reckless act of driving 15 miles per hour. Judge Darius Baker looked at the motorist in front of him and decided the man behind the wheel deserved five days behind bars. The offense: piloting an […] The post Five days in jail for 15 mph: how America's first speeding sentence landed in 1904 appeared first on American Almanac .
A Rhode Island judge handed an unnamed driver the nation's first jail sentence for speeding in August 1904, for the reckless act of driving 15 miles per hour. Judge Darius Baker looked at the motorist in front of him and decided the man behind the wheel deserved five days behind bars. The offense: piloting an early automobile at a speed most joggers can match today. No one was hurt. No property was damaged. The driver simply moved too fast for a country still getting used to the idea that machines could replace horses. The sentence, as documented by The Sun , marked the first time an American court put someone in a cell for driving over the speed limit. The driver's name has been lost to history, and the specific Rhode Island city where…Open
Julie Andrews says a disciplined morning workout routine she has maintained for decades is the key reason she still feels "like in my 50s" at age 90, a habit rooted in the rigorous training she received as a child performer. The legendary actress, best known for her iconic roles in The Sound of Music and […] The post Julie Andrews credits a lifetime of morning exercise with helping her feel decades younger at 90 appeared first on American Almanac .
Julie Andrews says a disciplined morning workout routine she has maintained for decades is the key reason she still feels "like in my 50s" at age 90, a habit rooted in the rigorous training she received as a child performer. The legendary actress, best known for her iconic roles in The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins, told Yahoo Life that physical exercise has anchored her mornings for most of her adult life. Andrews put it simply: she has "all my life worked out first thing in the morning or something like that, a little less so these days." That daily commitment stretches back at least three decades. In a 1996 appearance on The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Andrews described a 45-minute morning session of stretching, aerobics, and ballet…Open
A British media group born out of a pro-Palestinian "hack for Gaza" is running a worldwide campaign to keep cinemas from screening Sacha Baron Cohen's upcoming film, while insisting the effort has nothing to do with the Jewish actor's support for Israel. NewsCord, a U.K.-based outfit founded in late 2023, roughly a month after Hamas's […] The post Anti-Israel group with Irish media backing is behind campaign to block Sacha Baron Cohen's new Ali G film appeared first on American Almanac .
A British media group born out of a pro-Palestinian "hack for Gaza" is running a worldwide campaign to keep cinemas from screening Sacha Baron Cohen's upcoming film, while insisting the effort has nothing to do with the Jewish actor's support for Israel. NewsCord, a U.K.-based outfit founded in late 2023, roughly a month after Hamas's October 7 attack, has been flooding theaters with what it describes as tens of thousands of emails from moviegoers demanding they refuse to show Ali G: Who Iz I?, the first Ali G film in two decades. The group frames its objection as a stand against racial stereotypes. But financial disclosures reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon show that an Irish investor who also bankrolls an anti-Israel publication…Open
A Utah judge has laid out in a written order exactly why 23-year-old Tyler Robinson will face trial on all seven charges, including aggravated murder carrying a potential death sentence, for the shooting death of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Fourth District Judge Tony Graf Jr. published the order Wednesday from the courthouse in […] The post Utah judge details why death penalty stays on the table for Tyler Robinson in Charlie Kirk killing appeared first on American Almanac .
A Utah judge has laid out in a written order exactly why 23-year-old Tyler Robinson will face trial on all seven charges, including aggravated murder carrying a potential death sentence, for the shooting death of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Fourth District Judge Tony Graf Jr. published the order Wednesday from the courthouse in Provo, Utah, formalizing a ruling he delivered orally earlier in the week. The order binds Robinson over for trial and preserves the state's ability to seek the death penalty, a outcome Robinson's defense team had fought to prevent. Robinson, through attorney Kathy Nester, pleaded not guilty to all seven charges on Tuesday. The written order centers on a single legal question that could determine…Open
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His remarks came during the White House press briefing, in response to a question on the failure of a constitutional amendment vote to fix the number of justices on the top court at nine.
The U.S. recently launched another wave of strikes on Iran, citing renewed efforts by their government to interfere with commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Trump administration is hitting private schools where it hurts the most: their tax-exempt status. A new rule proposed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Thursday would strip private schools at all levels of education of tax-exempt status for using racial preference policies like diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The Treasury Department estimates that […]