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Washington | 6 months ago
List of US presidents
Washington, Nov 7 - Here is a list of US presidents:1.George Washington, 1789-17972.John Adams, 1797-18013.Thomas Jefferson, 1801-18094.James Madison, 1809-18175.James Monroe, 1817-18256.John Quincy Adams, 1825-18297.Andrew Jackson, 1829-18378.Martin Van Buren, 1837-18419.William Henry Harrison, 184110.John Tyler, 1841-184511.James Knox Polk, 1845-184912.Zachary Taylor, 1849-185013.Millard Fillmor ... read more

Chicago | 2 years ago
'Vedanta and yoga perfect match for certain American values'
Chicago, Jan 9 - There has always been a pervasive but undocumented feeling that Indian philosophy, as manifest in Vedanta on the intellectual plain and yoga on the physical plain, has very significantly influenced the West in general and America in particular. That feeling now finds a meticulously constructed scholastic endorsement in the form of an important new book.Author Philip Goldberg's 'Am ... read more

New York | 3 years ago
Katie Holmes to play Jacqueline Kennedy
New York, April 29 - Actress Katie Holmes is set to play Jacqueline Kennedy in a mini-series based on the lives of the Kennedys.The actress has signed on to star as the wife of the iconic US president John F. Kennedy in the 'The Kennedys', an eight-hour mini-series premiering in 2011 on the History Channel, reports people.com. The cast also includes actor Greg Kinnear who will star as President Jo ... read more

3 years ago
Full text of Barack Obama's speech in Cairo
Cairo, June 4 - Full text of US President Barack Obama's speech at Cairo University here Thursday, as reproduced on time.com: I am honoured to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt's advancement. Together, ... read more

4 years ago
Obama in the footsteps of George Washington
Washington, Feb 25 - In addressing a joint session of the US Congress, President Barack Obama Tuesday followed a tradition started by George Washington who delivered the first 'annual message' on Jan 8, 1790, at the Federal Hall in New York. Washington and his successor, John Adams, delivered their annual messages as speeches before Congress. Thomas Jefferson, the third president, discontinued t ... read more

4 years ago
Another win for 'Slumdog Millionaire'
New York, Feb 16 - After winning top honours at the Golden Globes and BAFTA, Oscar favourite 'Slumdog Millionaire' has won an award at the Art Directors Guild Awards. Danny Boyle's movie was named the Best Contemporary Film at the black-tie ceremony held at Beverly Hills Saturday. Last month the heart-warming tale of a slum boy who went to win a quiz show bagged four Gloden Globes and later it r ... read more

4 years ago
No ceremony or speech at outgoing president's departure
Washington, Jan 20 - President George W. Bush and his wife Laura will leave Washington, D.C. Tuesday after the inauguration of president-elect Barack Obama, officially drawing to a close Bush's eight-year White House career. The departure is attended with no ceremony or speech. Only waving and smiling by the outgoing president and his spouse can be expected. In the U.S. history, little attention ... read more

4 years ago
Obamas inherit a White House built by black slaves
Washington, Jan 19 - Barack Obama and his family would make history Tuesday as the first black first family to move into the White House, a mansion largely built by slaves, who also helped shape the national capital. And until the Civil War, when Obama's idol Abraham Lincoln freed slaves, 12 American presidents owned slaves and eight of them, starting with George Washington, owned slaves while i ... read more

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