In 1991, Boris Yeltsin, the newly elected president of the Russian republic, was welcomed to the White House by President Bush. Contrary to expectations following the end of the Cold War, Russia continues to, if not dominate, to at least play a key role in world events. In all, the country's role in the world has not diminished at all. Russian stories can be found regularly in the home page of the Saint Petersburg Times . Interesting, also is to compare and contrast the treatment of the same stories by Russian and American journalists.
Today is the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
In the Southern Hemisphere, today is the beginning of winter. Hong Kong and Macau celebrate the Tuen Ng Festival today. Today Taiwan celebrates the Dragon Boat Festival. Today is National Juggling Day all over North America, sponsored by the International Jugglers' Association. Today guitarist Chet Atkins is 72.