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Forbes
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Creedence Clearwater Revival's Big Week On The American Charts
Creedence Clearwater Revival's Chronicle returns to the Top Streaming Albums chart and climbs four ... More other Billboard rankings, nearing 50 years since release. UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Creedence Clearwater Revival Photo by MichaelChronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits by Creedence Clearwater Revival is already one of the longest-running successful albums in American history, and it has been for many years. The compilation is the fifth-longest-running title on the Billboard 200, with more than 750 weeks on the ranking to its credit, and Chronicle adds to that total every time Billboard refreshes its lists. The collection is having another huge week in the United States, as it rises on multiple tallies and even returns to one ranking. In one instance, the compilation — now almost 50 years old — even manages to return to its peak position. Creedence Clearwater Revival Climbs Billboard's ranking of the most consumed EPs and full-lengths specific to the rock genre sees Chronicle step up from No. 5 to No. 3. As it climbs, the compilation matches its previously-set peak on the tally. The singles-packed release first reached that high point in February 2023, years after it first landed on the Top Rock Albums list. Chronicle Rises on Four Billboard Rankings The compilation lifts to No. 5 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums ranking, to No. 30 on the Top Album Sales tally, and to No. 31 on the Billboard 200 this week. Chronicle moved about 18,300 equivalent units in the past tracking period, up 12% from the frame prior, according to Luminate. Sales made up about 2,400 copies of that total. While that figure is actually down from the week before, competition is not nearly as fierce on the Top Album Sales list, which allows Creedence Clearwater Revival to grow. Chronicle Also Returns to the Streaming Ranking As Chronicle ascends on the aforementioned four rankings, the compilation also breaks back onto the Top Streaming Albums chart. John Fogerty, who is credited separately alongside Creedence Clearwater Revival in just one instance, reappears at No. 35 on Billboard's 50-spot ranking of the most successful projects on platforms like Apple Music, Tidal, and Spotify. "Fortunate Son" Rocks Back As Well As Creedence Clearwater Revival finds its way back to the Top Streaming Albums chart, the group also reappears on another streaming list in America. "Fortunate Son" rises to No. 21 on the Rock Streaming Songs tally, earning its milestone seventieth stay on the roster.
Epoch Times
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Epoch Times
Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for July 18–24
This week, we feature a fascinating foray into the life of a Southern belle dedicated to abolishing slavery and a thrilling adventure that combines World War II history and priceless works of art. American History ' ' By Gerri Willis Elizabeth Van Lew, a Southern belle, was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. Wealthy, well-connected, and charming, she utterly opposed slavery. When Virginia seceded, she support ed the Union. Hiding any outward signs of Union sympathy, she provided the North secret support. She helped Union POWs escape North and eventually became a spy. T his book tells her powerful story, and the story of the escape and espionage ring she ran from Richmond. It shows what one determined person can accomplish.
Wall Street Journal
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Will the ‘1619 Project' Spoil America's Party?
When America celebrates its 250th anniversary next summer, some will mark the occasion by chronicling the nation's imperfections rather than its achievements. Consider the New York Times's '1619 Project' a grim preview of what's to come. Launched six years ago and led by reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones, the project is a series of articles that 'aims to reframe the country's history' in a way that makes slavery central to its founding and the animating feature of its rise. According to the paper, America's 'true founding' dates not to 1776 but rather to 1619, the year the first African slaves arrived in Virginia. Ms. Hannah-Jones's profile on Twitter featured a banner graphic that showed the date 'July 4, 1776,' crossed out and replaced with 'August 20, 1619.'
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
12 American History Books That'll Blow Your Mind
A complex understanding of the past is vital to understanding what's happening in the United States today. But many of us often don't get the historical background we need in school. For example, to write Lies My Teacher Told Me (a book on this list), James W. Loewen looked at 12 different history textbooks used across the country — and he found plenty of falsehoods they've been perpetuating to students. Want to look beyond the most common myths about American history and get to the truth about our country's past? To help you out, we've created a well-rounded reading list that offers a wide-ranging history of the United States, as told from different perspectives. This list has something to fill every knowledge gap — and even if you're not a history buff, we promise you'll find something to enjoy. Amazon If you can't get enough of George Stephanopoulos on your small screen as a political commentator, you can get a little more of him by way of his book about how former U.S. presidents have handled crises. Step inside the most high-pressure room in the White House — the Situation Room — to understand what went on when former elected officials made some of the toughest decisions of their careers. The book includes minute-by-minute transcripts from the Sit Room after both Presidents Kennedy and Reagan were shot, the shocking moment when Henry Kissinger raised the military alert level to DEFCON III while President Nixon was drunk in the White House residence, a vivid retelling of the 9/11 attacks, a first-ever account of January 6th from the staff inside the Sit Room, and more. $13+ on Amazon You know that women, along with many other groups, didn't always have the right to vote in America. But do you know the history of how that changed? And why it was such a fight for them to gain that right? It's not something often explored in elementary school history classes, so if you're interested, you might have to look into it yourself. This book by one of the suffragists is a good place to start. Doris Stevens, who worked with Alice Paul, published a firsthand account of the National Woman's Party, which organized and fought a fierce battle for passage of the 19th Amendment. The book details the hunger strikes, forced feedings, and jail terms suffragists endured to secure their right to vote, and inspired a Broadway musical, Suffs. $12 on amazon The NYT Book Review writes, 'This is not an account of relentless progress. It's much subtler and darker than that.' In These Truths, Jill Lepore analyzes whether America has delivered on its original promises of political equality, natural rights, and the sovereignty of the people. $9+ on Amazon We interviewed James W. Loewen in 2020 about his groundbreaking work, which debunks common U.S. history myths. This book is an essential fact-check of your own understanding of America's past. $10+ on amazon Author Ijeoma Oluo takes readers on a journey through 150 years of American history, from the post-reconstruction South to present-day controversy over NFL protests, all while pointing out the influence and costs of white male supremacy. $12+ on amazon It's important to recognize the United States's influence outside just the 50 states. That's the focus of Immerwahr's book, which takes readers to the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and more to bring forgotten episodes in history back to our consciousness. $13+ on amazon Although the U.S. is known for being a melting pot, it also has a history of xenophobia directed toward immigrants. From Germans to Irish Catholics to Chinese, Japanese, and Mexican immigrants (and countless others), Erika Lee takes a look at American history through the lens of the groups who have been on the receiving end of this discrimination. $13+ on amazon In this sweeping book, Howard Zinn tells the story of the U.S. through the eyes of the working class, painting a vivid picture of movements for equality that have often met fierce resistance. $10+ on amazon This read offers a fascinating lesson about Black women's contributions to our history, a multilayered look at the feminist movement, and an investigation into the frequent disregard for working women and women of color through the decades. $5+ on amazon Read this book for a deeply-researched look at how racist ideas have impacted American history, using the life stories of five big intellectuals: Puritan minister Cotton Mather, Thomas Jefferson, abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, W.E.B. Du Bois, and legendary activist Angela Davis. $11+ on amazon Unlike many of the other books on this list, 1776 focuses on a single period of history by telling the story of those who marched with George Washington during the Revolutionary War. $10+ on amazon This book is so important: It tells the stories of the true natives of the land we call America. They lived here before Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492, unleashing a bloody genocide. And using science, history, and archeology, Charles Mann explains they had much more advanced societies than what many think. $9+ on amazon The post 12 American History Books That'll Blow Your Mind appeared first on Katie Couric Media.
UPI
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Larry David, Obamas team up for HBO sketch comedy series
1 of 5 | Larry David, seen at the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, is returning to HBO with a new sketch comedy series. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI | License Photo July 10 (UPI) -- HBO announced Thursday it has ordered an untitled American History sketch comedy, executive produced by Larry David, Jeff Schaffer and Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground. In a statement, former president Barack Obama said, "I've sat across the table from some of the world's most difficult leaders and wrestled with some of our most intractable problems. Nothing has prepared me for working with Larry David." In another statement, David joked that after his show Curb Your Enthusiasm ended, he wished to become a beekeeper. "Alas, one day my bees mysteriously vanished," David wrote. "And so, it is with a heavy heart that I return to television, hoping to ease the loss of my beloved hive." Schaffer added some actual detail about the content of the six episode series, saying that David will play characters who did not change history, and were in fact ignored by history. No other cast was announced but HBO promised other Curb regulars would appear.
