John Harrington - Writer for 24/7 Wall St.
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Before the era of flaunting wealth through luxury sports cars, America’s wealthy showcased their affluence by constructing lavish mansions. Building homes with a lot of square footage is easier to...
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Westerns ride high on Prime in October, with eight films from the genre among the best offerings this month on the streaming service. Prime also offers movies that raise issues about morality as well...
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We live in a world where robots and robotic technology have become part of our everyday lives. While films such as “Metropolis” and television series like “The Twilight Zone” warned of a...
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The United States military, the most powerful in the world, totals 1.3 million in personnel. Of that total, 452,000 are in the Army as of July 31, 2023. That is a slight decline from 465,000 the...
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It’s October, and we’re gearing up for Halloween, at last some TV viewers are getting in the mood by watching horror or thriller films guaranteed to offer a shiver or two. The streaming service...
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When you think of songs associated with a special event on the calendar, you’ll probably think of Christmas most of all, and maybe some patriotic offerings around the Fourth of July. But there are...
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As we get deeper into the autumn season, people are spending more time inside and getting ready for Halloween as well as for family gatherings for the holidays. The potential is there for occasions...
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Most historians agree that there was no time on earth when the tank was more important for the outcome of combat than in World War II. But of course tanks were around before that time and continue to...
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Songs about America run the gamut from celebrations to acerbic criticism and everything in between. Maybe the best example of exercising your First Amendment rights is singing about the U.S.A.To...
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You might consider yourself a very rational person, but then something as simple as a calendar date or a number makes you feel differently about things. You might think twice about boarding a plane...
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Arlington National Cemetery was opened in 1864 to provide the final resting place for American servicemen who fought to save the union during the Civil War. As people walk past the rows of about...
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Given the security trends around the world, private security companies are getting bigger. To determine the world’s four largest private armies, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the Contract Security...
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The Civil War was the bloodiest conflict in American history. An estimated 620,000 men – including an unknown number of women – fighting for the Union and the Confederacy were killed, about 2% of...
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During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the defending forces have used artillery fire, notably long-range missile systems such as the HIMARS platform, to great effect. Many of the artillery systems...
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The era of massive navies controlling the seas, trade, and borders, has ended. But that doesn’t mean that a powerful fleet isn’t an essential aspect of military might. Today, technology has...
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