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President Trump’s descriptions of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un included language that he usually reserves for himself. Kim is “very talented,” Trump said at a news conference. Kim’s people have a “great fervor” for him — not entirely voluntarily — and Trump trusts him. Kim is a “rough guy,” but he is also “smart” and “wants a lot of good things” because he “loves his people.” Trump said he had a “great chemistry” with Kim. He would “love to have him at the White House,” but meeting him in Singapore was a “great honor.” Such language is not unusual...

Civil War Generals, c. 1865 Generally regarded as the world's first commercially successful photojournalist, Matthew Brady was also one of the medium's most accomplished manipulators. In this group portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman and his top officers, he added one figure. For the record, the men are, standing, from left: Oliver Otis Howard, William Babcock Hazen, Jefferson Columbus Davis and Joseph Anthony Mower; seated, from left: John Alexander Logan, Sherman, Henry Warner Slocum and Francis P. Blair. The Original Image: Brady added Blair at the far right. One of Sherman's corps commanders in the critical final offensive in Georgia, Blair...

The year was 1959 and the White Sox won the American League pennant. It was also the year the White Sox attempted to sign hard-throwing pitcher Jesse Jackson of Sterling High School in Greenville, S.C, according to the CHICAGO TRIBUNE. "Dizzy Trout and Red Ruffing were the scouts," said the civil-rights leader while standing outside the White Sox clubhouse. "It was a choice for me between football and baseball. I loved both sports, but I felt more secure with football. At that time, the [baseball] bonuses that they were offering were $10,000 to $50,000, which was all the money in...