Friday, October 9, 2026

The Bumpy Early Years of the U.S. Supreme Court: Growing Pains

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After the end of the Revolutionary War, the United States existed under the principles set forth in the Articles of Confederation. When thos...
Thursday, October 8, 2026

The Great Depression: First-Person Histories (Part 3)

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When historians examine data about the Great Depression, some evidence is in the form of statistics about the economy; such evidence can sha...
Wednesday, October 7, 2026

The Great Depression: First-Person Histories (Part 2)

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The history of the Depression can quickly become a series of economic hypotheses and policy debates, but the events which make up the core n...
Tuesday, October 6, 2026

The Great Depression: First-Person Histories (Part 1)

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It is difficult to give a precise date for the start of the Great Depression and for the end of it. It’s difficult to identify the economic ...
Friday, June 19, 2026

Mechanical Inventiveness Improves the Covered Wagon — The German Settlers in the Conestoga Valley

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When twenty-first century readers come across the phrase, “German Engineering,” they often think of Porsche, Mercedes, Audi, or BMW. But mor...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Immigrant Groups Bring Their Characteristic Skills to the Frontier: The Germans and the Scotch-Irish

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Starting with the Spanish presence in Florida (1513) and the English settlement at Jamestown (1607), the cultures of the various waves of im...
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Generosity on an Industrial Scale: Andrew Carnegie’s Charitable Giving

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Long before Bill Gates and Elon Musk, there was a Scotsman, born in the county of Fife in 1835. His parents were poor and they emigrated to ...