Category: History

Episode 15: Raising Expectations

America stands at the crossroads of human history. Once revered and respected throughout the world, the country’s influence and freedoms are in jeopardy. Join David Barton with special guests Glenn Beck, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, constitutional expert Rick Green, and law professor Dr. Carol M. Swain as they explore the America our Founding Fathers envisioned. From…


This Day in Market History: Henry Blodget’s Spectacular Amazon Call

Each day, Benzinga will take a look back at a notable market-related moment that happened on this date. What Happened? On Dec. 16, 1998, CIBC Oppenheimer analyst Henry Blodget raised his price target for Amazon.com Inc. from $150 to $400. Where Was the Market? The S&P 500 closed at 1,161.94, and the Dow closed at…


Nathan Hale: A Patriot to Remember

It’s the fall of 1776 and New York City is under attack. The Declaration of Independence had birthed the United States of America barely two months earlier, and there was no turning back for the colonists. General George Washington had freed Boston in March and was slowly turning his army into a genuine fighting force….


Episode 13: Manners and Civility

America stands at the crossroads of human history. Once revered and respected throughout the world, the country’s influence and freedoms are in jeopardy. Join David Barton with special guests Glenn Beck, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, constitutional expert Rick Green, and law professor Dr. Carol M. Swain as they explore the America our Founding Fathers envisioned. From…


Episode 14: Political Integrity

America stands at the crossroads of human history. Once revered and respected throughout the world, the country’s influence and freedoms are in jeopardy. Join David Barton with special guests Glenn Beck, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, constitutional expert Rick Green, and law professor Dr. Carol M. Swain as they explore the America our Founding Fathers envisioned. From…


‘Follow the Science’ a Potent Source of Authority for Politicians

News Analysis To hear the way some politicians talk, when it comes to COVID-19, they’re all “Following The Science,” not to mention “The Data.” “Look at the data. Follow the science. Listen to the experts. Be smart,” tweeted now-former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in May 2020, after “Two Weeks to Flatten the Curve” had…


George Washington: Like a Culprit to His Execution

“My movements to the chair of Government will be accompanied with feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to the place of his execution.” These were the unenthusiastic words of George Washington, written to fellow Revolutionary War veteran Henry Knox on April 1, 1789, not long before his nearly inevitable election as…


Britain Must Embrace ‘Warts and All’ History of Empire, Says Foreign Secretary

The Foreign Secretary has said the history of the British Empire cannot be ignored and the UK must embrace it “warts and all” if we are to compete with hostile states. Liz Truss proclaimed that “Britain is the greatest country on earth” in a speech on Wednesday where she set out the country’s foreign policy…


A History Book That Puts the American Story in Its Proper Context

It’s no surprise that the public education system continues to lower its standards of learning and has, for all practical purposes, exchanged excellence for mediocrity. It is in the math and science departments where math is somehow racist and biology is a question for children to figure out on their own; meanwhile, English teachers are…


This Day in Market History: The 1974 Bear Market Bottom

Each day, Benzinga will take a look back at a notable market-related moment that happened on this date. What Happened? On Dec. 6, 1974, the two-year bear market finally bottomed, marking a 43 percent decline for the Dow Jones Industrial Average in less than two years. Where Was the Market? The S&P 500 closed at…