2009 January | Stop the World, I Wanna Get Off

Name That Flag!

Not Sure? Read on to find out. Shame on us. Shame on this county's education system. Sometimes we wonder why the rest of the world has a problem with America... Here's an interactive map of the Middle East - you know, the part of the world that we are at war with and ...

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January 21, 2009

Is Barack Obama Really Our first African-American President?

Today was a truly incredible day. And here at Stop The World, we're colossal fans of Barack Obama. But is he really our first African-American president? The truth is that he is neither black nor white. His father was black and his mother was white. Is he then a black man ...

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January 20, 2009

No heroics, thank you.

Less than a minute after US Airways Flight 1549 to Charlotte, N.C. took off, Captain Sullenberger reported a "double bird strike" and asked to return to the ground. Minutes later, the plane was floating along the Hudson River. One hates to be a party pooper in the face of such an ...

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January 17, 2009