With that in mind, here are the five most powerful navies in the world. First place on the list is no surprise: the United States Navy. The U.S. Navy has the most ships by far of any navy worldwide. It also has the greatest diversity of missions and the largest area of responsibility.
President Obama Celebrates Jazz at the White House. More ways to share... President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are celebrating International Jazz Day a day early with a concert at the White House. Borrowing a line from trumpet player Dizzy Gillespie, who ran for president in 1964, Obama says he intends to turn the White House into the Blues House with Friday night's concert. Obama says he first obtained an appreciation of jazz when a father he barely knew came to visit him for about a month in Honolulu.
Since Thomas Jefferson first celebrated Independence Day at the White House in 1801, Fourth of July festivities have become a near-annual tradition at the executive mansion. This yearâs events will include a barbecue with military families, a concert and a fireworks display.