Dec 28 Remembering Gulf War Commander Norman Schwarzkopf Photo by Acey Harper//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images. The late Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf was best known for leading international forces in Iraq in 1991 against Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait. As commander of Operation Desert Storm, he oversaw the heavy… Continue reading
Dec 28 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Friday's NewsHour: President Obama and congressional leaders meet in a last-ditch effort to avoid the fiscal cliff A gang rape sparks outrage and protests in India A move to mass produce high quality schools The legacy of "Stormin' Norman"… Continue reading
Dec 28 The Full Emancipation Proclamation By Larisa Epatko President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, declaring all slaves in rebellion states as free and inviting them to join the Union forces fighting in the Civil War. Continue reading
Dec 28 Gwen’s Take: Thanks for Watching Working a holiday week means having no more excuses. So my desk, which had turned into the place where election-year research goes to die, needed my attention. If I never replied to your invitation, answered your complimentary or critical… Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch Appeals for Peace Around the World as Millions Celebrate Christmas Calls for Peace Around the World as Millions Celebrate Christmas… Continue watching
Dec 25 2012 Year in Review: The Year of You It used to be that major institutions were the only arbiters of Year in Reviews. Whether it was broadcast networks or international newspapers of record, a small group of people assembled what they thought were the most momentous occasions of… Continue reading
Dec 21 Test Your 2012 Slang Skills While the Oxford English Dictionary may be the "last word on words for over a century," the definitive record for slang and vernacular is the popular online lexicon, UrbanDictionary.com. The website began 13 years ago, and has continued… Continue reading
Dec 21 2012 Year in Review: Very Best of the Shields and Brooks Doubleheader By Hari Sreenivasan For loyal fans of the Doubleheader, this is the big enchilada. Each week this year we've talked to NewsHour regulars Mark Shields and David Brooks about the sport of politics and the politics of sports. We've conducted these chats far… Continue reading
Dec 21 Doomsday Averted; Long Live Doomsday Predictions Guatemalan shaman Christian Nottbohn holds a Mayan ceremony in Copan Archeological Park in Honduras. The apocalypse predicted for Dec. 21, 2012 is largely an American creation, not a Mayan one. Photo by Orlando Sierra/ AFP/ Getty Images. As everyone… Continue reading