Notable Birthdays and Historic Facts for August 17
On this date in 2019 the world marked birthdays of Davy Crockett Marcus Garvey Samuel Goldwyn Mae West W Mark Felt Maureen O Hara Robert De Niro Sean Penn Jon Gruden Donnie Wahlberg and others. Felt aided Watergate reporting while FBI associate director. Indonesia's 1945 independence is noted with 17508 islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davy Crockett
Marcus Garvey
Samuel Goldwyn
Mae West
W. Mark Felt
Maureen O’hara
Robert de Niro
Sean Penn
Climate denial won’t save Trump as seas rise near Mar a Lago
Column argues climate change is real and accelerating. cites NOAA July 2019 heat records and Arctic ice loss. Warns rising seas threaten coastal properties, including Mar a Lago, and calls for clean energy before irreversible damage occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar-a-Lago
Trump
Florida
Republican
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Earth
Europe
Cambridge
England
United Kingdom
Paris
United States
Alaska
Anchorage
Arctic
Antarctic
Arctic Ocean
Washington Post
Philadelphia
Boston
Alabama
Mississippi
Antarctica
Greenland
Palm Beach
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor under 250 words. Submissions may be edited for brevity accuracy and taste. Include signature full home address and phone number for verification by mail fax or email.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle-Telegram
The
Elyria
Letters
Chroniclet.com
Young Americans Against Socialism aims to reach Gen Z
A new group, Young Americans Against Socialism, launches to counter socialism's appeal among Millennials and Gen Z through viral educational videos. Founder Morgan Zegers says many youths know little about socialism and the campaign will emphasize social media outreach and emotive messaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trump
America
Franklin Roosevelt
United States
Bernie Sanders
Yaas. Org
Morgan Zegers
Daniel di Martino
Armas
Guevara
New York Post
Karol Markowicz
National Assessment
Cal Thomas notes on history education and capitalism praise
Cal Thomas critiques U S history proficiency and curriculum limits while Markowicz cites low priority for history among teachers. The video features Zegers arguing capitalism lifts people from poverty and Trump critiquing socialism. Cal Thomas marks 35 years as a syndicated columnist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Stanford
Markowicz
Perspectives On History Magazine
University of North Carolina
Bruce van Siedright
Zegers
China
America
Trump
Cal Thomas
Tcaeditors
Tribpub
Democracy struggles and unlikely pro democracy rise
Anne Applebaum compares Western democracy fatigue with bold youth protests in Hong Kong and Russia. She notes how autocracies fuel anti regime activism while Western complacency and moneyed interests hamper progress and urges learning from eastern dissidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Russia
China
West
Also Mentioned on This Page
FACT
Bob Woodward
Carl Bernstein
FBI
Indonesia
Netherlands
Eugene Robinson
NOAA
Australia
North Pole
Washpost.com
Ong
Macnelly
Andrews McMael
Congress
Britain
House of Commons
Yascha Mounk
Roberto Stefansoa
Anne Applebaum
Hungary
India
Vladimir Putin
Meduza
Hong
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!