U.S. History - to 1945

Although one of Woodrow Wilson’s most famous speeches was about “making the world safe for democracy,” it is not entirely clear exactly what...

Statistically, the Coolidge presidency is an outlier. Affectionately named ‘Silent Cal’ by the media and by the public, he managed simultane...

The administrations of Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge worked to stabilize the economy of the United States. Woodrow Wilson’s administrat...

Narrative is a powerful force in human society. People naturally pay closer attention to narratives than to mere recitations of facts. Peopl...

The foreign policy of Calvin Coolidge might be described as located between the extremes of isolationism and internationalism. He saw the ne...

If you heard “the Democratic National Convention was a real disaster!” and if you know much about American History, you might think of the y...

Frances Slanger was born in Poland in 1913. But there was no country on the map named ‘Poland’ in that year! The territory labeled ‘Poland...