In 1932, the topic of highest importance to Americans was the Great Depression, giving Democrats an advantage in securing their place in the White House. The incumbent, Herbert Hoover, was unpopular ...

America was on pause, somewhat like we’re going through these days, 75 years ago on April 12. Today it’s a pandemic. In 1945, it was the passing of a president that most kids had known all their young ...

ON THIS DAY IN 1861, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The evacuation of Fort Sumter is the only thing thought of or talked about this morning. In offices, stores, saloons, places of business of any ...

A fierce advocate for the downtrodden during her husband’s presidency, Roosevelt spent her later years pushing for human ...