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Polio: Doctors Struggled to Advise the Public Correctly.
By Allen Cornwell · 1 month ago
The Golden Age of the 1950s In the 1950s, America enjoyed an iconic golden age of full employment; there was a massive expansion of suburbia throughout the nation and a widening range of entertainment in ...
"We Can Do It!" The Herculean Effort of War Mobilization During WW II.
By Allen Cornwell · 3 months ago
Evil Emerges  Against incredible odds, an unprepared nation became involved in two wars thousands of miles apart. Our enemies were militarily more powerful than us. Each showed little regard for the human rights of many ...
The 1922 Salacious Double Murder of the Priest and His Choir Singer.
By Allen Cornwell · 4 months ago
Salacious murder cases, especially unsolved ones, are hard to forget and even harder to walk away from. They intrigue and thrill us, but most notably, they continue to trouble us for answers. On the evening ...
Television and Nazism at the 1939 World's Fair.
By Allen Cornwell · 5 months ago
In 1939, the iconic car maker General Motors used its exhibit, Futurama, to go much further than suggesting the future. “I have seen the future” was the message made into personal pins for the five ...